AJM Class of 2008

     Alabama
Norma Boyd

HIGH SCHOOL: Enterprise High School
CAREER GOALS: Special Education Teacher
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of Alabama
TALENT: Lyrical Dance
SELECTION: Anyway- Martina McBride by Ashlie Wells
    Alaska
Johanna Soderlund

HIGH SCHOOL: Austin E. Lathrop High School
CAREER GOALS: Professional Musician
COLLEGE CHOICES: Carnegie Mellon University, School of Music
TALENT: Violin Performance
SELECTION: Czardas by Monti
    Arizona
Hannah Rae Marsh

HIGH SCHOOL: Mountain View High School
CAREER GOALS: Physical Therapist
COLLEGE CHOICES: Brigham Young University
TALENT: Piano Solo
SELECTION: Piano Fantasy by William Joseph
    Arkansas
Maggie Day
High School: Fayetteville High School East Career Goals: Sports Broadcasting or International Relations
College Choice: The University of Mississippi
Talent: Piano - Fountain in the Rain by William Gillock
    California
Jacqueline Rotman

HIGH SCHOOL: Santa Barbara High School
CAREER GOALS: International Public Service
COLLEGE CHOICES: Stanford University
TALENT: Dance
SELECTION: So Much Better by Legally Blonde the Musical; Choreo.:
Kersten Todey
    Colorado
Nanxi Liu

HIGH SCHOOL: Fairview High School
CAREER GOALS: US Senator, CEO
COLLEGE CHOICES: Univ. of California, Berkeley
TALENT: Piano
SELECTION: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor Op.25, 3rd Mvt by Felix
Mendelssohn
    Connecticut
Lauren Morrissey

HIGH SCHOOL: Newtown High School
CAREER GOALS: I am interested in the pediatric medical field.
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of Connecticut (Honors Program)
TALENT: Instrumental (Piano)
SELECTION: Angel Eyes by Jim Brickman
    Delaware
Cori McCowan
HIGH SCHOOL: Indian River High School
CAREER GOALS: Pharmacy, Spanish
COLLEGE CHOICES: Virginia Tech 
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: Only Hope by Mandy Moore
    Florida
Kayla Loveday

HIGH SCHOOL: St. Augustine High School
CAREER GOALS: Multimedia Advertising
COLLEGE CHOICES: Flagler College
TALENT: Winter Guard
SELECTION: Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney and the Wings
    Georgia
Laura Brett Harshbarger

HIGH SCHOOL: Baldwin High School
CAREER GOALS: International Relations
COLLEGE CHOICES: Harvard University
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: "Se tu m'ami" by Alessandro Parisotti
    Hawaii
Trina Hyun

HIGH SCHOOL: Punahou School
CAREER GOALS: Law
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of Pennsylvania
TALENT: Instrumental - Piano
SELECTION: Etude No. 5 in G flat, "Black Keys" by Frederic Chopin
    Idaho
Hannah Yeats

HIGH SCHOOL: Coeur d'Alene High School
CAREER GOALS: General Surgeon
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of Idaho, University of Washington 
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: Lullaby of Birdland by George Shearing
    Illinois
Heather Siemienas

HIGH SCHOOL: Saint Viator High School
CAREER GOALS: Performing on Broadway
COLLEGE CHOICES: Northwestern University
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie by
Jeanine Tesori
    Indiana
Anah Hewetson

HIGH SCHOOL: Bedford North Lawrence High School
CAREER GOALS: Attorney, Judge, or History Professor
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of Virginia
TALENT: Jazz Dance
SELECTION: A Remix of "Greased Lightening" from Grease by Jim
Jacobs and Warren Casey
    Iowa
Lisa McGonegle

HIGH SCHOOL: Norwalk High School
CAREER GOALS: Physical Therapist
COLLEGE CHOICES: Central College
TALENT: Flute Solo
SELECTION: "Star of the County Down" & "Cooney's Reel" by Edward
Huws Jones
    Kansas
Jairrah Mansfield

HIGH SCHOOL: Piper High School
CAREER GOALS: Pre-Dentistry
COLLEGE CHOICES: Kansas University 
TALENT: Dance
SELECTION: Nothing Hurts Like Love by Daniel Beddingfield
    Kentucky
Alison Lovely

HIGH SCHOOL: Magoffin County High
CAREER GOALS: My goal is to become an orthodontist.
COLLEGE CHOICES: Eastern Kentucky University-Honors Program 
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: Dream in Color by Regina Belle
    Louisiana
Lauren McCalmont

HIGH SCHOOL: Alexandria Senior High School
CAREER GOALS: Biomedical Engineer and Medical Doctor
COLLEGE CHOICES: Louisiana Tech University
TALENT: Piano
SELECTION: Prelude in G Minor by Sergie Rachmaninoff
    Maine
Molly Bouchard

HIGH SCHOOL: Caribou High School
CAREER GOALS: Professional Classical Vocalist
COLLEGE CHOICES: The Boston Conservatory 
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: "Quando m'en vo soletta" by Giacomo Puccini
    Maryland
Kali Phillips
HIGH SCHOOL: home schooled
CAREER GOALS: BS Business Admin; MBA Business Management
COLLEGE CHOICES: Villa Julie College
TALENT: Monologue
SELECTION: "Rose in Bloom" by Louisa May Alcott
    Massachusetts
Samantha Lyman
HIGH SCHOOL: Easthampton High School
CAREER GOALS: Physician Assistant
COLLEGE CHOICES: Springfield College
TALENT: Lyrical Dance and Gymnastics
SELECTION: "Why Walk When You Can Fly" by Mary Chapin
Carpenter
    Michigan
Erin Wheeler

HIGH SCHOOL: Ladywood High School
CAREER GOALS: Early Childhood Development
COLLEGE CHOICES: Central Michigan University
TALENT: Theatre Jazz Dance
SELECTION: "Don't Rain on My Parade" by Barbra Streisand by
choreographer Julie Hughes
    Minnesota
Brianna Fernholz

HIGH SCHOOL: Willmar Senior High School
CAREER GOALS: Athletic Training-Sports Medicine
COLLEGE CHOICES: Uniniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities
TALENT: Dance
SELECTION: On the Radio by Regina Spektor
    Mississippi
Marianna Breland
HIGH SCHOOL: East Rankin Academy
CAREER GOALS: Public Policy and Broadcast Journalism
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of Mississippi
TALENT: Instrumental-piano
SELECTION: "The Firefly" by Anton Bilotti
    Missouri
Danielle Peltonen
HIGH SCHOOL: Hazelwood West Senior High School
CAREER GOALS: Business Degree
COLLEGE CHOICES: Universtiy of Missouri in Columbia, MO
TALENT: Dance
SELECTION: River Deep, Mountain High by Celine Dion
    Montana
Jana Barros

HIGH SCHOOL: Helena High School
CAREER GOALS: Performing Arts/ Art Education
COLLEGE CHOICES: Savannah College of Art and Design
TALENT: Broadway Vocal
SELECTION: "I'm a Star" from Dreaming Wide Awake by Scott Allan
    Nebraska
Madison Rezaei

HIGH SCHOOL: Elkhorn High School
CAREER GOALS: Economics and International Relations
COLLEGE CHOICES: Dartmouth College
TALENT: Piano
SELECTION: Pathetique by Beethoven
   

Nevada
Misty Moyle

HIGH SCHOOL: Churchill County High School
CAREER GOALS: Endocrinology
COLLEGE CHOICES: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: I'm Here, from "The Color Purple" by Russell, Willis and
Bray

    New Hampshire
Meaghan Biggio

HIGH SCHOOL: Nashua Christian Academy
CAREER GOALS: Intl Business & Missions Work
COLLEGE CHOICES: Troy University, Troy, AL
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: Amazing Grace by John Newton
    New Jersey
Amy Kao
HIGH SCHOOL: John P. Stevens High School
CAREER GOALS: International Business/Social Humanitarian
COLLEGE CHOICES: Carnegie Mellon-Tepper School of Business
TALENT: Instrumental: Piano
SELECTION: Peacock Dance by Yang Chen-Wei
    New Mexico
Mayela Arrieta
HIGH SCHOOL: Los Lunas High School
CAREER GOALS: Music Performance and Psychology
COLLEGE CHOICES: New Mexico State University
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: "Adorado Tormento" by Lyrics Alberto Cervantes and
Music Ruben Fuentes
    New York
Katie Racitano

HIGH SCHOOL: Frewsburg Central School
CAREER GOALS: Master of Professional Studies-GlobalFashionMgt.
COLLEGE CHOICES: SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology
(Manhattan)
TALENT: Jazz Dance
SELECTION: Steam Heat by Bob Fosse, from musical Pajama Game by
Choreographer- Tiffany Wakeley
    North Carolina
Helen Ching

HIGH SCHOOL: Athens Drive Senior High School
CAREER GOALS: Owning and running a pediatric dental practice
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TALENT: Martial Arts Form and Weapon Demonstration
SELECTION: Mix of "Close to You" and "Sandstorm" by Fun Factory
and Darude
   

North Dakota
JorDan Lawson

HIGH SCHOOL: Magic City Campus
CAREER GOALS: major corporate fitness, minor business admin.
COLLEGE CHOICES: Minot State University
TALENT: Dance
SELECTION: Dying to Live by Jonny Lang

    Ohio
Lauren Gessner

HIGH SCHOOL: Canfield High School
CAREER GOALS: News Anchor or Reporter / Book Editor
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of South Alabama
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: "Someone Else's Story" from Broadway's Chess by
Andersson, Rice, and Ulvaeus
    Oklahoma
Kaileigh Bullard

HIGH SCHOOL: Wagoner High School
CAREER GOALS: Recording Artist or A & R Coordinator
COLLEGE CHOICES: Belmont University
TALENT: Vocal/Dance/Instrumental
SELECTION: This Country's Rockin'/Orange Blossom Special by The
Judds/ Ervin Rouse and Chubby Wise
    Oregon
Twila Tschan

HIGH SCHOOL: Newberg High School
CAREER GOALS: International Relations, U.N. Representative
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: "Ain' Misbehavin'" by Fats Waller, from the musical Ain'
Misbehavin'
    Pennsylvania
Christine Marty
HIGH SCHOOL: Freeport Senior High
CAREER GOALS: CPA and Public Relations consultant
COLLEGE CHOICES: Muhlenberg College
TALENT: Jazz Dance
SELECTION: I Got'cha by Meredith Casey Smiretsky
    Rhode Island
Elizabeth Wong

HIGH SCHOOL: East Greenwich High School
CAREER GOALS: Forensic Scientist or Pediatric Oncologist
COLLEGE CHOICES: Oberlin College
TALENT: Dance
SELECTION: Steppin' Out by Tony Bennett
    South Carolina
Brooke Gibbons

HIGH SCHOOL: South Aiken High School
CAREER GOALS: prosecuting attorney
COLLEGE CHOICES: Brigham Young University
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: "If I Were a Bell" from Broadway's Guys and Dolls by
Frank Loesser
    South Dakota
Kara Wevik
HIGH SCHOOL: Beresford Senior High School
CAREER GOALS: High School Math Teacher
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of South Dakota
TALENT: Dance
SELECTION: Never Alone by Barlow Girl
    Tennessee
Chandler Lawson

HIGH SCHOOL: Tullahoma High School
CAREER GOALS: Medical Doctor
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of Tennessee - Honors College
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: "Art is Calling for Me" (The Prima Donna Song) by Victor
Herbert
    Texas
Alexis Keslinke

HIGH SCHOOL: L.V. Berkner High School
CAREER GOALS: Foreign Service Officer/ Ambassador
TALENT: Drama
SELECTION: A Monologue from 'Romeo and Juliet' by William
Shakespeare
    Utah
Lindsey Brinton

HIGH SCHOOL: West High School
CAREER GOALS: Biochemical Engineering
COLLEGE CHOICES: Harvard
TALENT: Classical Piano
SELECTION: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 by Franz Liszt
    Vermont
Celie Dagesse

HIGH SCHOOL: North Country Union High School
CAREER GOALS: Masters in International Business
COLLEGE CHOICES: Husson College
TALENT: Vocal
SELECTION: Think of Me by Andrew Lloyd-Webber
    Virginia
Lily Voth

HIGH SCHOOL: Virginia Episcopal School
CAREER GOALS:
COLLEGE CHOICES: University of Virginia
TALENT: Tap Dance
SELECTION: Are You Ready for a Miracle by Patti Labelle
    Washington
Annie Wang

HIGH SCHOOL: Pullman High School
CAREER GOALS: International Relations, Economics
COLLEGE CHOICES: Wellesley College
TALENT: Violin
SELECTION: The Hot Canary by Paul Nero
    West Virginia
Ashton Marra

HIGH SCHOOL: Robert C. Byrd High School
CAREER GOALS: Braodcast Journalism/ Political Science
COLLEGE CHOICES: Marshall University
TALENT: Dance
SELECTION: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Michael Buble
    Wisconsin
Jordan Kirkegaard
HIGH SCHOOL: Franklin High School
CAREER GOALS: Journalism/ Broadcast Journalist
COLLEGE CHOICES: Butler University
TALENT: Piano
SELECTION: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm No. 2 by Bela Bartok
    Wyoming
Marianne Miles

HIGH SCHOOL: Star Valley High School
CAREER GOALS: Degree in Elementary Education
COLLEGE CHOICES: Utah State University
TALENT: Dance
SELECTION: Annie's Song by Composed by John Denver/Performed by
James Galway