Evie VanDeWege is a senior at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor. She plays varsity volleyball and tennis and loves to stay active. Her family of 5 is always a source of entertainment and she loves to spend time with them. Evie also enjoys volunteering and getting out to explore new areas of the community, which is one of the reasons she got involved with TEDx talks. For next year she plans on going to college and pursuing a major in rehabilitation sciences. Where she is not sure yet, but growing up in Ann Arbor has made her a strong U of M fan. Evie is excited and ready to show Ann Arbor's intelligent youth to the community, toTED and to everyone else.
Mackenzie O'Connor is a senior at Pioneer High School where she plays field hockey, was a host for local talent show Future Stars and was also on their Poetry Slam team. She saw her first Ted Talk when she saw a video of Pioneer Philosophy teacher, JR, speaking at the U of M visit. She says that Ted Talks are some of the most intriguing she has ever watched and finds it amazing to hear how passionate the speakers are about their topic. After high school, Mackenzie plans to study Broadcast Journalism.
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Alona Henig (11 Community):
Song: No Scrubs/Daydreamer
Sofie Kromis (12 Community):
Dancers -Sofia Fall, Louisa Judge, Sofia Sylvester
Why Dance Makes Sense
Huron Acapella Singers
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Dark Horse by Katy Perry arr. Kyp Papageorgiou
Brianna Briegel, Pedro Esteva III, Sara Jay, Chelsea Koga, Adam Kruger
John Nicoli, Kyp Papageorgiou, Mateo Piper, Aly Reynolds, Maadi Srinivasan
Cameron Stein, Topher Wang, Katherine Wardner
Treble Makers
Bellas Final/Madness opb The Barden Belois (arr. Ed Boyer, Ben Bdram & Deke Sharon) & Muse (arr. Maadi Srinivasan)
Maya Dalack, Becca Deakin, Emily Dodge, Anna Fansler, Tasia Gibson, Sara Jay, Izzy Matossian
Emily Paige, Rashmi Pandian, Aly Reynolds, Maadi Srinivasan, Katherine Wardner
Wei Wen Balter (12 Skyline) & Sean Jacobi (12 Community):
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