The Orange County Register has announced their 2025 nominees for the OC Artist of the Year Program with 17 students from Brea Olinda High School making the list of more than 900 county-wide students nominated this year. The program honors top junior and senior artists in Orange County as nominated by their arts teachers or private instructors in seven disciplines: dance, film and television, fine arts, instrumental music, media arts, theater, and vocal music.
Following the initial nomination, a panel of arts educators will narrow down the list and choose 16 semifinalists in each discipline to move on to a round of in-person interviews with arts professionals and arts faculty from Orange County universities. Semifinalists will be announced on April 20 with the top finalists and the Artist of the Year for each discipline to be announced on April 27.
This year’s nominees from Brea Olinda High School are:
Carina Elle Clarin, Junior
Dance Nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Leilah Dioquino, Senior
Dance Nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Noelle Dominado, Senior
Dance Nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Emily Mikulich Rodarte, Junior
Dance Nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Brooke Winterrowd, Senior
Dance nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Callie Lonowski, Senior
Fine Arts Nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Malvina Naylor, Junior
Fine Arts nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Esther Oh, Senior
Fine Arts nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Aubrianna Buonauro, Senior
Vocal Music nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Adeline Cooper, Junior
Vocal Music nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Kayla Lentini
Vocal Music nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Gavin McCarthy
Vocal Music nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Alicia Rose Montano
Vocal Music nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Megan Smylie
Vocal Music nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Sienna Rodriguez
Vocal Music nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Felicity Rytky
Vocal Music nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
Camila Velez
Vocal Music nominee for Artist of the Year 2025
(Dance nominee photos courtesy of Missy Burns and One of a Khein Media, Fine Arts nominee photos courtesy of Delaina Hofacre, Vocal Music nominee photos courtesy of Molly Gooch)
Read more about the Orange County Artist of the Year 2025 Nominees in the OC Register.