HOMETOWN:
OTSEGO, MICHIGAN -- AGE:
18
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
ADVANCING THE ARTS IN
SCHOOLS IN COMMUNITIES
HIGH SCHOOL:
OTSEGO HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF ART-CHICAGO,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A BACHELOR OF ARTS
DEGREE
IN FASHION DESIGN
TALENT:
JAZZ VOCAL: “ALL THE WAY”
HOMETOWN:
MIDLAND, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
DONATE LIFE: THE COALITION
OF
DONATION
HIGH SCHOOL:
BAY CITY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY,
MT. PLEASANT, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A MASTER OF
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TALENT:
JAZZ VOCAL: “FEVER”
HOMETOWN:
BAY CITY, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
PARKINSON’S DISEASE: MOVING
FORWARD WITH A VISION OF
HOPE AND ACTION
HIGH SCHOOL:
BAY CITY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
ALBION COLLEGE,
ALBION, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A DOCTORATE
OF
EDUCATION AND TEACH
CHEMISTRY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL
AND
COLLEGE LEVEL
TALENT:
CHARACTER JAZZ DANCE:
“SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME”
HOMETOWN:
BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
SADD: STUDENTS AGAINST
DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS
HIGH SCHOOL:
HARPER CREEK
COLLEGE:
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY,
KALAMAZOO, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A BACHELOR
OF
EDUCATION DEGREE
TALENT:
BROADWAY VOCAL:
“MY STRONGEST SUIT”
HOMETOWN:
CASSOPOLIS, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
OCEAN LITERACY
HIGH SCHOOL:
ROSS BEATTY HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COLUMBIA, SC
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A MASTER’S DEGREE
IN MARINE SCIENCE
TALENT:
JAZZ DANCE
HOMETOWN:
GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
18
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS
HIGH SCHOOL:
GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY,
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
DIETETICS - NUTRITION
TALENT:
LYRICAL DANCE
HOMETOWN:
KENT CITY, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
19
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
MUSIC TODAY FOR A
BRIGHTER TOMORROW
HIGH SCHOOL:
KENT CITY HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC COLLEGE
OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
- HOME OF THE YOUNG AMERICANS,
CORONA, CA
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
MASTER OF FINE ARTS, MUSIC
EDUCATION
AND PERFORMANCE
TALENT:
VOCAL SOLO WITH ELECTRIC GUITAR
HOMETOWN:
WESTLAND, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
AND EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL:
JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,
ANN ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A MASTER’S DEGREE IN
PUBLIC
RELATIONS AND PURSUE A
CAREER IN BROADCAST JOURNALISM
TALENT:
LATIN JAZZ DANCE: “CUP OF LIFE”
HOMETOWN:
EAST TAWAS, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
19
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
AUTISM AWARENESS
HIGH SCHOOL:
TAWAS AREA HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY,
KALAMAZOO, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A DEGREE IN TEXTILE
AND
APPAREL CONSTRUCTION WITH
A MINOR IN MARKETING AND TO
OBTAIN A COSMETOLOGY LICENSE
TALENT:
THEATRICAL OPERA: “ROMANY LIFE”
HOMETOWN:
JACKSON, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
A CHALLENGE TO REACH ACROSS
RACIAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS
HIGH SCHOOL:
NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY,
SPRING ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
GRADUATE STUDIES IN
EDUCATION
AND LANGUAGES
TALENT:
BILINGUAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE
HOMETOWN:
PORT HURON, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
D.A.R.E.- DANCE
- DANCING OUR
YOUTH
TO A BETTER TOMORROW
HIGH SCHOOL:
PORT HURON NORTHERN
HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY,
EAST LANSING, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO GRADUATE WITH HONORS
AND BE
ACCEPTED INTO MICHIGAN
STATE COLLEGE OF LAW AND
BECOME
AN ATTORNEY
TALENT:
JAZZ DANCE
HOMETOWN:
SAGINAW, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
21
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
LYME DISEASE AWARENESS
AND
PREVENTION
HIGH SCHOOL:
HOME SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY,
MT PLEASANT, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A BACHELOR OF
FINE ARTS
IN MUSIC THEATRE
TALENT:
CLASSICAL PIANO:
THEME FROM BEETHOVEN’S
“SONATA PATHETIQUE”
HOMETOWN:
ERIE, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
21
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
WISHING ON A STAR:
THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
HIGH SCHOOL:
MASON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY,
EAST LANSING, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A JOINT DEGREE IN
PSYCHOLOGY
AND SOCIAL
WORK - PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY
COUNSELING
AND PRIVATE PRACTICE
TALENT:
TAP DANCE: “ALL THAT JAZZ”
HOMETOWN:
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
18
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
RAISING AWARENESS OF
EATING DISORDERS
HIGH SCHOOL:
WALLED LAKE WESTERN
HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI,
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC,
CINCINNATI, OH
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A BACHELOR OF
FINE ARTS
IN MUSICAL
THEATRE PERFORMANCE
TALENT:
OPERETTA
HOMETOWN:
TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
TEAM: TEAMWORK ENHANCES
ABILITY AND MOTIVATION
HIGH SCHOOL:
ERIE-MASON HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, MONROE, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO BECOME A DOCTOR
OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
TALENT:
TAHITIAN DANCE
HOMETOWN:
SAGINAW, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
OPERATION SMILE:
LOOKING
BEHIND THE SMILE
HIGH SCHOOL:
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY,
EAST LANSING, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A DOCTOR
OF DENTAL
SURGERY DEGREE
TALENT:
CLASSICAL PIANO
HOMETOWN:
PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
VOLUNTEERISM WITH IDEALIST.ORG
HIGH SCHOOL:
PLYMOUTH CANTON
EDUCATIONAL PARK
COLLEGE:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,
ANN ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
PURSUING A DUAL
MBA/MARKETING DEGREE
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY - CHICAGO
TALENT:
LYRICAL DANCE: “LISTEN”
HOMETOWN:
ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
23
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
CANCER AWARENESS &
THE HEALING PROCESS
HIGH SCHOOL:
ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY,
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO EARN A BA IN ADVERTISING AND
PUBLIC
RELATIONS AS WELL AS A
MASTER’S IN COMMUNICATION
TALENT:
PIANO
HOMETOWN:
BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
LIFE AFTER FOSTER CARE
HIGH SCHOOL:
BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE,
NOTRE DAME, IN
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A B.A. IN MASS
COMMUNICATION,
WORK
TOWARD A MASTER’S IN
JOURNALISM, AND EARN A
CAREER
WITH A MAJOR MASS
MEDIA NETWORK
TALENT:
VOCAL: “AND I AM TELLING YOU”
HOMETOWN:
ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
21
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
STUDENT-ATHLETES SERVING
THE COMMUNITY
HIGH SCHOOL:
LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
ADRIAN COLLEGE,
ADRIAN, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A MASTER’S IN
PHYSICAL THERAPY
FOCUSING
ON SPORTS MEDICINE
TALENT:
VIOLA SOLO,
CARMEN MEDLEY BY BIZET
HOMETOWN:
OSSINEKE, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
PREVENTION,
PROTECTION, AND PROSECUTION
HIGH SCHOOL:
GRAPE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, TEXAS
COLLEGE:
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY,
MT PLEASANT, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A Ph.D. AND
OPEN A HUMAN
TRAFFICKING
NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION IN MICHIGAN
TALENT:
CHARACTER VOCAL PERFORMANCE
HOMETOWN:
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
LEARN AND LIVE:
WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH
HIGH SCHOOL:
ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,
ANN ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAN A BFA IN DANCE
AND A BA IN PSYCHOLOGY
TALENT:
TAP DANCE:
“DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS”
HOMETOWN:
RIVERVIEW, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
21
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
SUPPORTING THE SPECIAL
NEEDS COMMUNITY
HIGH SCHOOL:
RIVERVIEW COMMUNITY
HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY,
YPSILANTI, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN A MASTER’S
DEGREE
IN PUBLIC RELATIONS
TALENT:
POPULAR VOCAL
HOMETOWN:
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN --
AGE:
23
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION:
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
HIGH SCHOOL:
WESTMONT HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,
ANN ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
TO OBTAIN AN MBA FROM OXFORD
UNIVERSITY’S
SKOLL CENTRE FOR
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TALENT:
FIDDLE, “BOMSHEL STOMP
(OLD JOE CLARK)”