Megan Arnold
Camden Catholic High School
Attending Rowan University
Favorite High School Memory: One of my favorite high school memories is going to New York to see Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway. I held my friends hand and cried so hard because the show moved me that much. I was so emotional. It was an incredible day that I loved being able to experience with my best friends.
Rofell Bello Castillo
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sean Bray
Haddon Township High School
Attending Rutgers University – Camden
Favorite High School Memory: Giving my opening monologue from a darkened stage at the beginning of the Drowsy Chaperone.
Zackary Brown
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Attending Rowan University
Favorite High School Memory: My best high school memory can be found on the stage when the concert choir was competing in Virginia and I had the opportunity to join them.
Barbara Candelaria
Sterling High School
Attending Camden County College
Favorite High School Memory: My best high school memory was when I performed with the Silvertones for the very first time during my freshman year. I felt so proud of myself for doing what I love and putting on such an awesome show with my peers.
Caitlin Cepeda
Cherry Hill High School East
Attending Northeastern University
Favorite High School Memory: My best high school memory was playing Sidney in “Our Place” during the 2019 One Act Play and Film Festival. I fell off a dock, dunked my head in a bucket of water, completely doused myself, and was dragged back out. My character had drowned and as I died, I could actually hear audible crying from the audience. It was my most absurd and moving performance. We worked incredibly hard on that show, and it payed off. My cast won the award for “Best One Act Play” and I received “Best Supporting Actress in a One Act Play’. However, the greatest part of the night was not the accolades won, but the camaraderie created. The One Acts Festival is a a huge celebration of the entire year of theatre and it felt amazing to spend that night with my closest friends.
Donell Craig
Lindenwold High School
Attending Camden County College
Favorite High School Memory: My best high school memory was when I auditioned for my first high school play.
Kwanza Dillard
Dr. Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
Katrina Edwards
Haddonfield Memorial High School
Attending Marymount Manhattan College
Favorite High School Memory: I’ve had the best four years at HMHS, but my favorite memory has to be our closing weekend of “Hello, Dolly!” Our last performances were on March 13 and 14 2020, just when the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit hard. We were able to fit in our final shows with a limited audience, mere days before the lockdown. I was so grateful to sing and dance as Dolly for two final nights, and I will never forget how electric the energy in our small auditorium was that weekend.
Melanie Ervin
Eastern Regional High School
Attending American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Favorite High School Memory: Coming together as a senior class over the past few weeks after losing so much is a feeling I could never forget.
Brandon Fields
Y.A.L.E. School Cherry Hill
Favorite High School Memory: Fun times with my friends and teachers as well as having fun in the studio room.
Annie Flowers
The Kings Christian School
Jenairy Gonzalez
Pennsauken High School
Attending Middlesex University
Favorite High School Memory: My best high school memory has to be my freshman year. During this year I made friendships that have shaped me into who I am today. I was inspired by the senior class to always strive to be a leader and to do what I loved. I also reflect a-lot to the first year that started my growth and I compare it to my senior year to recognize the things I have done.
Siani Green
LEAP Academy University School
Favorite High School Memory: All school activities. I loved to engage with my class.
Farnsworth Hendrickson Jr.
Camden County Technical School – Pennsauken Campus
Attending Seton Hall University
Favorite High School Memory: Best memories of my 4 years at my high school was joining digital media communications, my major.
Emily Hicken
Highland High School
Brianna Johnson
Cherry Hill High School West
Attending Columbia College Chicago
Favorite High School Memory: Being apart of the West production of Matilda in Fall 2019. I got close so many sweet and talented individuals. It was also a ton of fun!
Cambria Klein
Haddon Heights High School
Attending AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy)
Favorite High School Memory: The wonderfully overwhelming and bittersweet feeling of our bows at the end of Footloose the Musical!
Jared McCallion
Timber Creek Regional High School
Attending Rowan University
Favorite High School Memory: When I was chosen to be the lead role of the musical in my freshman year, it was a big confidence boost for me and really helped shape the rest of my high school career.
Amber Miller
Camden County Technical School – Gloucester Township Campus
Attending Rowan University
Favorite High School Memory: My most prized high school memory has to be performing in the All State New Jersey chorus. Getting to work with peers and being able to learn from them was fun. Opportunities like that always kept me excited about going to college because I know I still have a lot to learn from my peers and my future professors. Being able to sing in a hall such as NJPAC was also such a great experience that I will never forget.
Meladie Mirand
Camden Academy Charter High School
Attending Temple University
Favorite High School Memory: At the end of my freshman year we had a marching band parade at Ocean City, NJ. Prior to the parade, we had time to roam around and relax at the beach. We were there for almost the whole day.
Javon Noble
Creative Arts Morgan Village
Attending William Paterson
Favorite High School Memory: Once On This Island, a musical, I performed as Papa Ge. It made me feel alive and hopeful for my future in performing arts.
Allison Passalacqua
Triton Regional High School
Attending Rowan University
Favorite High School Memory: By far, my best high school memory was on the stage during my Sophomore year. I had never stepped a foot on the stage in my life and suddenly found myself playing a lead, M’Lynn, in Steel Magnolias. Despite my nerves, opening night was one of the best moments in my life. Being swept up into the thrill of the stage is the most freeing experience I’ve ever experienced. Theatre also creates amazing connections with the cast, and a second family you never knew you needed.
Mary Pearson
Gloucester Catholic High School
Laurel Pondish
Hammonton High School
Attending The College of New Jersey
Favorite High School Memory: My best high school memory is winning the Region 1 Championship with the marching band.
Alexa Reeves
Paul VI High School
Attending Millikin University
Favorite High School Memory: Flying across the Paul VI stage as Mary Poppins – it was the BEST time I ever had!!!
Melvin Roman
Camden Big Picture Learning Academy High School
Cameryn Rudderow
Gloucester City High School
Attending University of the Sciences
Favorite High School Memory: My best memory has to be all of the cast parties that were held after our last performances for the musical. There was nothing better than celebrating all of our hard work and success and getting to have fun and dance out all the stress with my friends!
Deanna Shehadeh
Winslow Township High School
Attending Rutgers University-Camden
Favorite High School Memory: In marching band we went undefeated in outdoor season of 2017. It was both my best and my favorite memory because I was with the people that I love the most.
Illyana Smith
Overbrook High School
Attending Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Favorite High School Memory: My best high school memory is the band/choir trips my freshman and sophomore year. I had a great time with my friends and got to compete with band and choir.
Ann Stettler
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
Owen Strong
Audubon High School
Favorite High School Memory: The last marching band competition in my freshman year, that last day was extremely exhausting and very rewarding. I was happy to be able to participate in such musicianship.
Paul Vo
Collingswood High School
Attending Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite high school memories are of producing music in Mr. Ingram’s room, going to the MET with Mr. King’s art history class, and existing alongside my friends.
