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Student Spotlight! Meet Emma…

Posted on by Ben Ozgur

21CCCS is proud to recognize the academic pursuits of alumni after they leave the comforts of high school behind. The world is a great big place with a wide range of opportunities. This week, we’d like to feature an alumni who graduated more recently. Since commencement, Emma has enrolled as a student at Muhlenberg College. Read below to learn what she had to say about the transition following graduation and what’s to come.

 

Emma:

After graduating from 21CCCS, and the Theatre program that I concurrently attended during my senior year (Capital Area School for the Arts), I began my undergraduate studies at my first choice school: Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Its theatre department was ranked #1 in the country last year by the Princeton Review. I eagerly anticipated a great first semester. Muhlenberg definitely exceeded my expectations.

During my first weeks, in addition to making many fast friends, I interviewed and was hired for my first work-study position: Film editor for the On-Camera Acting class. A great surprise that followed in October was being promoted from second to first chair.

In October and November, I had the whirlwind experience of directing Why Cupid Came to Earl’s Court for Muhlenberg’s Red Door Play Festival. Throughout the rehearsal process, I was one of six student bloggers writing for the Theatre & Dance Department’s new Tumblr account, documenting my observations as a first-time director.

Another fantastic opportunity I had this semester was to be a part of founding the Muhlenberg Music Association. I was hired to be Secretary on the Executive Board. This provided many fantastic and fun experiences towards the end of the semester, including going holiday caroling, doing a flash mob, and working the 2012 Lehigh Valley Music Awards event.

Thanks to 21CCCS, I was able to pursue my performing arts interests in high school and go into college with the experience and confidence necessary to tackle this semester’s endeavors. And, although Muhlenberg has given me so much, I cherish still being connected to my 21CCCS family. I just returned from a weekend in Philadelphia with three other alumni, I also have plans to go to the Farm Show tomorrow with a current 21CCCS senior. I can definitively say that 21CCCS gave me the best friends I could ever imagine.

 

Emma is off to a great start and we are excited to see what’s next. Congrats on your successes and best wishes for those to come!

 

If you are an alumni wishing to contribute to our blog, contact us today! We’d love to hear from you!

Student Spotlight!

Posted on by Ben Ozgur

21CCCS is proud to recognize our alumni after they leave the comforts of our school behind. The world is a great big place with plenty of opportunities! Read below to see what some of those opportunities look and feel like for our grads.

Meet Noelle Croner Nielsen! We asked her to sum up life after high school. Here’s what she had to say:

It’s difficult to sum up all that I have done or what I’d like to say (which I guess is a really great thing), but I will give it a try! I chose to seek an education through 21CCCS in order to further my opportunities and experiences in the professional dance world. This school gave me the ability to train and audition around the world while finishing high school. Upon graduation, I attended Cedar Crest College with a double major in Dance and Communications. I was continuing to work professionally in New York booking commercials and print ad campaigns.

After a year of college, I decided I wanted to dedicate all my time to working professionally. With the blessing from my parents, I left school and dove right into this crazy industry. Not long after, I booked a TV SHOW called “Your Mama Don’t Dance,” which aired on Lifetime and was a competition series between professional dancers. With America’s vote, I ended up winning that show! I found myself back in New York for a short time before a relocation to Las Vegas, NV (my current city) where I performed in JUBILEE!

After completing two six-month contracts, I was given the chance to cruise the world while performing aboard Celebrity Cruise Lines. I returned back to Vegas and joined the cast of yet another show for a little over a year and have recently taken on my newest and most proud achievement: I am performing in Franco Dragone’s LE REVE THE DREAM. We perform 10 shows a week, over 450 shows a year in the worlds most beautiful aqua-theatre located at the WYNN in Las Vegas! It’s absolutely remarkable and a dream come true!

I was also recently married, (August 3, 2012) which was an incredible experience. My husband’s name is Christian.

Feel free to search and visit my website to check out more details on past and current projects. Dream Big! Cheers!

 

We are proud that Noelle is pursuing her dreams. Best wishes to you in your future projects and aspirations, Noelle!

Alumni Spotlight

Posted on by Ben Ozgur

21CCCS is proud to recognize the interesting jobs our alumni pursue after they leave the comforts of our school behind. The world is a great big place with a plethora of opportunity. This week, we’d like to feature an alumni who graduated in the spring of 2012. Since commencement, Jess has entered the cosmetology world. Read below to learn what she had to say about her life transition and what’s to come.

Jess:

After high school I didn’t think I wanted to go to school at all. But, I decided one day to go to beauty school. I spent nine long hard months working hard to get through it. Despite lots of struggles and tears shed, I made it through and took my boards. Now I’m working as a hairstylist.

You need to have patience when working with the public. I’ve always had patience, but in this industry there are a lot of times you have to bite your tongue.

I don’t have a lot of free time anymore due to the fact I went from being a full-time student to working full-time. When I do have days off, I like to spend them at home relaxing with my animals.

I’m always at work. But I love it. Sometimes I don’t get things as easily and I get frustrated but I’m brand new and I’m getting there.

 

We are so proud of Jess! She has followed her passion and embraced a career that allows her to work with people, challenge herself, and learn new things. We look forward to hearing more about her and her latest endeavors!