OC Artist of the Year Nominees 2025

Congratulations to all the Nominees for the OC Register’s High School Artist of the Year 2025! Thank you to The Orange County Register, Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Arts Orange County, and all of the donors who made this program possible this year! The SEMIFINALISTS will be announced on SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025! The FINALISTS and ARTISTS OF THE YEAR will be announced on SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025! For the full news article in the OC Register, please visit the link at the bottom of this post. Here are the APA Nominees:
 

DANCE Nominees

Taven Blanke, Roxie Brookhyser, Grace Derks, Miabella Gordon, Makayla Ishii, Abby Kiet, Bella Kovac, Jada Kuns, Geneva Longheyer, Avery Malone, Elly Malone, Landon Mariano, Lucia Martinez, Brianna Meck, Natalie Meschuk, Karis Oishi, Tori (Victoria) Patz, Kiara Sims, Maia Sokmaman, Jocelyn Thomas

Film and TV Nominees

Chase W. Bennett, Isabel Langer, Joshua Lieu, Ryan Ramirez, Zayn Saade, Jasyn Taylor Chiuppi, Orion Wieczorek

Instrumental Music Nominees

Jaxon Cunningham, William Dawley, Kelly Hunter, Owen Mitchell, Blake Zeutzius

Media Arts Nominees

Audrey Kawasaki, Lauren Vanderplas

Theater Nominees

Nathan Andreas, Taven Blanke, Laurel Penny Brookhyser, Lana Cheng, Colin Eaton, Kelsie Eckert, Harrison Hartin, Collin Higgins, Benjamin Marshall, Rosy Martin, Cameron Elizabeth Mullin, Ben Penney, Zoya I. Sanati, Elizabeth Volonte, Izabella Vosper

Vocal Music Nominees

Storm Anderson, Nathan Andreas, Kira Bettencourt, Taven Blanke, Laurel Penny Brookhyser, Evan DiCarlo, Kayden Golper, Danica Joy Hemmens, Sophia Mack, Brooklyn Menchaca, Liliana Morales, Sophia Reyes, Amiah Robinett, Kiara Sims, Avery Tompkins

For the full OC Register article, please visit OC REGISTER