AVPA Awards & Graduates - June 9, 2024
AVPA celebrated our students on Sunday, June 9, 2024 with our annual AVPA Academy Awards & Graduation. The following list of awards were given out before our seniors were recognized with their diplomas and stoles.
AVPA Class of 2024
(lists of each School’s graduates below)
AVPA AWARDS
Recognize AVPA Foundation board members who are ending their term:
Marla Corburn | Thomas Scully | Monika Okker | Laura McMullan
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AVPA Founders Hall of Fame
Center Theatre Group
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AVPA Hall of Fame Distinguished Recognition
Outgoing AVPA President, Laura McMullan
Amy Martin & Eran Marcus (AVPA Music Faculty & Webmaster)
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Scholarships ($2,500 each)
Filmmaker Award - Julia Rottenberg
Founders Award - Benjamin Corburn
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Culver City Arts Foundation
Louise Coffey-Webb Scholarship ($2,500)
Ayla Moses
for a student pursuing a career in “behind-the-scenes” work
Culver Arts Artist Scholarship ($2,500)
Lux Amaya
Culver Arts Special Recognition Scholarships ($1,500 each)
Haifa Maung & Benjamin Scully
AVPA School Awards
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ART (SOVA)
College Level Class & Workshop Awards:
Excellence in Freshman Drawing - Serena Fisch
Excellence in Sophomore Drawing II - Cameron Trux
Excellence in Sophomore Watercolor - Zara Zaman
Excellence in Junior Water Color - Kanzi Akiyoshi
Excellence in Junior Oil Painting - Ava Steins
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General Awards:
Most Collaborative - Camille Haskin
Most Dedicated & Hardworking - Amira Warren
Most Enthusiastic Volunteer - Vi Garcia
Most Likely to Have Paint on Them - Lola Alonso
Most Sketches of Sonic the Hedgehog - Max Geddis
Ben Scully Honorary Beret Award for Most Bohemian - Serena Fisch
SCHOOL OF DANCE
Outstanding Freshman - Karlyn Avila
Outstanding Sophomore - Grace Yang
Outstanding Junior - Nava Waisman
Outstanding Senior - Naomi Gibbs-Zehnder
Best Large Group Choreography - Fire Beats choreography by Ellie Lopez, danced by
Bree Yang, Eden Walton, Dafne Martinez Garcia, Nava Waisman, Hana Mitori, Signe Berg, Ellie Lopez, Sarah Rauschuber
Best Large Group Performance - livE Life choreography by Naomi Gibbs-Zehnder & Signe Berg, danced by Dafne Martinez Garcia, Daria Brezhnieva, Grace Yang, Karen Olvera Martinez, Khloe Walker, RéAnna Rowe, Stella McGibbon
Best Small Group Choreography - TIE VOTE In the End performed and choreographed by Hana Mitori, Karlyn Avila, Lea Hecht, and Bree Yang & Dancing in the Rain choreography by Naomi Gibbs-Zehnder, danced by Ilayalei Osburn-Davis, Naomi Gibbs-Zehnder, Lea Hecht, Karlyn Avila, Grace Yang
Best Small Group Performance - Pink Friday Girls choreography by Sarah Rauschuber, danced by Kayden Fujikami, Ellie Lopez, Hana Mitori, Sarah Rauschuber, Grace Yang
Best Solo Choreography - The Severity of Choice choreographed and performed by Daria Brezhnieva
Best Solo Performance - Portal in Room 307 choreographed and performed by Naomi Gibbs-Zehnder
Most Improved Dancer - Stella McGibbon
MVP Dance Student of the Year - Nava Waisman
SCHOOL OF FILM
Magical Unicorn of Filmmaking Award (aka Most Fantastical Filmmaker) - Julia Rottenberg
The St. Everett, Patron Saint of Production Award (aka the most helpful filmmaker / the person you want most on your set) - Gabby Gilbert
Best Editor - Mason Fujikami
Best Cinematographer - Sam Steiner
Little Miss Sunshine aka Most Fun on Set - Javier Lopez
Biggest Film Geek - JaeWon Kim
Best Screenwriter - Fisher Jenkins
Most Likely to Actually Receive an Academy Award - Mason Fujikami
Best Producer - Julia Rottenberg
Rookie of the Year (best newcomer) - Jake Bossin
Best Mentor - Sam Steiner
Best Runners Up in Several Categories - Lola Monges, Una Finn, and Brandon Yang
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Rookie of the Year - Spike Schoffman, Jasper Garner
Rookie of the Year (Senior Edition) - Waylon Adzentoivich
Most Outstanding 9th Grade Student - Juliet Ashley, Jasper Garner, Spike Schoffman
Most Outstanding Sophomore in Music - Leo Marcus
Most Outstanding Junior in Music - Gianna Wong, Daniel Hasegawa
Most Outstanding Senior in Music - Julia Marcus, Tessa Farrell, Benji Corburn
Most Outstanding Musician - Vocal - Strahlia Devi Durr
Most Outstanding Musician - Instrumental - Julia Marcus
Most Outstanding Member of AVPA Orchestra - Julia Marcus
Most Outstanding Member of Jazz Ensemble - Tessa Farrell, Benji Corburn
Most Outstanding Member of Jazz Combos - Leo Marcus
Most Outstanding Member of Vocal Ensemble - Strahlia Devi Durr
Outstanding Media Music Student - Aki Kusano, Finn Swenson
Most Improved Media Music Student - Ariana Khan
Most Outstanding Member of Marching and Concert Band - Penn Carbo, Tessa Farrell
Most Outstanding Member of CCHS String Orchestra - Vivian Menthe, Monica Lee
Most Outstanding Music Ensemble - The “Gig” Jazz Combo (Tessa Farrell, Benji Corburn, Ari Cosato, Elliot Rosenberg, Leo Marcus, Daniel Hasegawa)
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Music Student of the Year - Most Valuable Contribution to the Music Program for 4 years
Benjamin Corburn | Tessa Farrell | Julia Marcus - 7 years in AVPA Orchestra
SCHOOL OF THEATRE
Theatre Performance & Live Events Theatre
Excellence in Props - Sierra Durkee & Lulu Zwarych
Excellence in Costumes - Sydney Dzurec & Lina DeRosa
Excellence in Set Design - Liora Hartung
Excellence in Lighting Design - Maxwell Guerrero
Excellence in Sound Crew - Ethan Vonderhaar
Excellence in Front of House - Eli Hervas
Outstanding ASM - Giada San Jose & Ruby Brandenburg
Outstanding Stage Management - Ayla Moses
Outstanding Assistant Director - Davis Barthelman
Live Events Theatre Rookie of the year - Timothy Cole
Live Events Theatre MVP - Giada San Jose
Excellence in Leadership - Ayla Moses
Standout performance from an actor in the Fall Play “The Laramie Project” - Isaiah Griffin
Standout performance from an actor Actor in the Fall Play “The Laramie Project” - Emerson Jurentkuff
Standout performance from an actress in the Fall Play “The Laramie Project” - Charlotte Hamill
Standout performance from an actress in the Fall Play “The Laramie Project” - Catherine Laborde
Best Actor in a Musical “Mamma Mia” - Isaiah Griffin
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical “Mamma Mia” - Ryan Vermette
Best Actress in a Musical “Mamma Mia” - Lux Amaya
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical “Mamma Mia” - Natalie Cayetano & Ella Kendall
Best Ensemble member in a Musical “Mamma Mia” - Sachi Reiss
Theatre Performance Rookie of the Year - Zoe Smith
Improv All Star - Davis Barthelman
BVTC’s Triple Threat - Annie Francuz
Theatre Performance MVP - Annelise Reilman
Excellence in Leadership - Lux Amaya & Nene Makinoda
AVPA CLASS OF 2024
School of Dance Class of 2024
Naomi Gibbs-Zehnder | Kiara Jimenez | Karen Olvera Martinez | RéAnna Rowe
School of Film Class of 2024
Charlie Bangham | Paola Fernandez | Mason Fujikami | Gabby Gilbert | Fisher Jenkins | JaeWon Kim | Robert Logan | Daphne Munger | Ziya Reed | Diego Robles | Julia Rottenberg | Mingus Schoffman | Sam Steiner | Jade Tanchauco
School of Music Class of 2024
Waylon Adzentoivich (minor) | Aidan Arenas | Brad Barrera | Lila Bragard | Benjamin Corburn | Strahlia Devi Durr (minor) | Tessa Farrell | Orlando Fernandez | Hailey Gomberg | Ryan Grego | Kyle Habib | Soren Hickman | Mary Kato | Zaanir Khanmohammed | Aki Kusano | Teagan Lamb | Jasmine Liu (minor) | Julia Marcus | Farah Naja | Julia Rottenberg (minor) | Aaryan Sharma
School of Theatre (Performance)
Class of 2024
Lux Amaya | Davis Barthelman | Joaquin Gordon | Hayden Herbst | Nene Makinoda | Cosette Okker | Nazira Paul | Sofia Pezo | Annelise Reilman
School of Theatre (Live Events)
Class of 2024
Aidan Ferreria | Maxwell Finnegan Guerrero | Eli Hervas | Ayla Moses
School of Visual Art Class of 2024
Lola Alonso | Etienne Birchfield | Queequeg Boosinger | Soli Butts | Samantha Culajay | Kamalika De | Vi Garcia | Madelyn Intrieri | Jasmine Liu | Claudia Lowey | Haifa Maung | Lily Maxson | Makenzie McCullen | Emayi Monroy | Jolene Prevenas | Lucia Rauser | Benjamin Scully | Bhupa Sriwattananon | Cortney Valencia | Morgan Vermette | Andrew Ward
