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 You've heard about the choir itself. Now it's time to meet the members that make up the 2008-2009 Aristocracy.
Rachel Chon (12) joins Aristocracy for her first year after singing with her church choir for a year, where she also participates with the praise team. She is a part of PAVA (where she is Secretary) Korean club, and Youth and Government. She is considering a major in music. Jane Chun (11) has her second year as an Aristocracy member. Her past choir experiences have been with her middle school choir and in a school choir in Korea. She is a part of West High's Key Club. Her plan for the future is to go to medical college. Brian Coffee (12) boasts an impressive four years in Aristocracy, where he has been president for two years now. His choral repertoire includes three years with his church choir, one year with the Peninsula ES choir, and two years with the Bert Lynn MS Chorus. He has appeared in two musical productions (A Cowboy Christmas and You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown). He is the Junior Tutoring Coordinator for CSF, ICC rep. for Choir Club, as is also a participant in the Science Research Society at West. Brian was previously Troop Guide for his Boy Scout Troop, and is now Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. He wants to major in Aerospace Engineering in college. Sabrina F. (12) joins Aristocracy for her second year, but her experience in the arts dates far back to many past musicals and shows, including 2006's West High School production of Zombie Prom (Toffee) and last year's production of Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy). At school, she is in Interact, Spanish Club, and FHA. Sabrina wants to attend college and being in stage productions on Broadway, in films, or on TV, and possibly record her own music. Daanish Hameed (12) was a part of Mixed Chorus last year and is happy to join Aristocracy this year. He is a part of JSA (where he was president for one year), Social Studies Club, Freshman Focus, and the Speech and Debate team. His philanthropic nature has prompted him to create a small non-profit organization. Daanish hopes to one establish a larger organization to help the impoverished in other countries. He runs on West High's junior varsity cross country team and varsity track team. David Hwang (10) sang for one year in the Bert Lynn Middle School Choir and is excited to join Aristocracy for his first year. He is a regular member of West High's Key Club. Eranthi Jayawardena (11) is in her second year with Aristocracy and is thrilled to once again be performing with West High's top choir. Her previous singing experiences include a youth choir in Nativity Catholic School. She also performs in the Cultural Shows that occur periodically at West. She is a part of Key Club, Environmental Club, and Spanish Club. She wants to join the medical profession once she graduates. Angie Jho (12) will join Aristocracy for the first year after singing with Mrs. Jensen's other choir last year and her church choir for about five years. She is active in West High's Spanish club, JSA, and varsity track and field. She hopes to pursue an education in music and continue singing. Min Sung Kim (11) is looking forward to his first year singing in Aristocracy, having been a part of United Voices for his first two years at West. Soyun Kim (12), a new comer to Aristocracy, is part of CSF, Interact, and Korean club. She has planed 15 exciting years for herself to travel the world: four years in South Africa, four years in France, three years in Turkey, two years in Thailand, and two years in Japan. Su-Young Kim (11) is returning for her second year in Aristocracy. In the past, she sang in the Jefferson MS choir and her church choir in her elementary school years. Her first musical production was Zombie Prom, although she worked as stage crew for Jefferson MS's production of Annie, and she participated in the WHS production Thoroughly Modern Millie last year. At school she participates in Yearbook (editor) CSF, Key Club, and Choir Club, and outside of school she is a leader for Awana. Andrew Knauft (12) is thrilled to join Aristocracy for his first year. He has played trumpet in the West High Entertainment Unit for four years, but has never sung in a choir. He has been in several musicals, including Wizard of Oz and West High's Thoroughly Modern Millie. He hopes to pursue mathematics and computer science in college. Yun Lim (10) is a newcomer to choral singing and is proud to be a first time Aristocracy member. He is a part of West High's Korean Club where he is the activities director. Tony Liu (11) is enjoying his second year in Aristocracy, before which he sang for a semester in United Voices. He is an active member of WHS's debate team. He wants to become a lawyer after he graduates from West, majoring in law and joining the policy debate team at UC Berkeley. Tracey Luke (12) is excited to be returning to West's advanced choir for her second year. Having sung previously in the Bert Lynn MS chorus for three years and in WHS's United Voices, she has had many years of musical experience. At school, she is the Tutorial Club president, and participates in CSF, Math Club, and Choir Club. She takes an active role at FCBC, her church, where she is the devotions director for Hi Koi, the HS fellowship group, a Bible Drill coach, and a member of the "5 lcd, 1 computer" rotation. She hopes to attend Harvey Mudd College next year and major in engineering. Laura Miller (12) is a second-year member and Aristocracy's resident artist, Laura is talented in several artistic fields. She has sung in choirs before, but her main passion is in visual arts. She is president of Art Club, through which she is also a part of Design Club. Outside of school, she does graphic design and art commissions for small businesses and a variety of clients. Although her artistic talents are well-developed, she actually wants to follow a career in medicine, eventually becoming a cosmetic reconstruction surgeon. Jacob Nye (9) is the only freshman in Aristocracy. He joins high school after performing in four musicals, including Oliver! and Narnia. He is part of West's cross country team and also a swim team. He hopes to attend a performing arts school in Minnesota. Aaron R. (10) is ready for his first year in Aristocracy, having sung two years in elementary school, two years in middle school, and one year in the University High School's Mixed Choir before coming to West. He is the founder of the Chess club and an active member of his church's praise team. Bill S. (11) not only is in his second year with Aristocracy, but also enjoys his fourth year with West High Entertainment Unit. He has played tuba for the South Bay Youth Orchestra and trombone for the WHS jazz band and has marched in the Rose Parade twice. He is a part of CSF on campus. As an enthusiastic USC fan, he hopes to attend the college as a music major and earn a minor in finance. Claudia S. (12) joins Aristocracy's musical experience for the second year after singing in Glee Ensemble for two years. She had also sung in the Blach IS for two years and the Springer ES choir for three years. At West, she is a member in CSF. Tyler Smith (10) joins Aristocracy after participating in United Voices last year. He is a youth leader at his church, where he also performs for the worship team, and a member of FCA. Lauren Springer (11) adds a new voice to Aristocracy this year after singing with the CMMS Choir for three years and the Seaside Elementary Choir for two yeas before that. She has been involved in over ten musicals and is an active participant in West High's Play Production. Lauren plans to continue musical theater while majoring in communications. Airi Takashima (12) is also known among Aristocracy members as our human pitch pipe due to her perfect pitch, Airi is excited to sing for her third year in Aristocracy. She also sang in the Bert Lynn MS chorus for two years, and once participated in a musical production at church as a sheep. Airi has much experience organizing information for clubs as secretary for Key Club and Choir Club, and board member for Japanese club. She is also a part of CSF, and off-campus she is a part of the Colburn School of Music where she is an Honors Seminar Student. Although her future plans are not yet consolidated, she is thinking of majoring in music or serving as a Japanese-English translator. Kathryn Wu (11) is enjoying her first year as Aristocracy's accompanist. Besides playing all the piano parts for Aristocracy, she is president of Students for Christ and member of CSF, Debate, Torrance Youth Council, Arrowheads, and Yearbook. Chris Yeschenko (12) is a second-year returner to Aristocracy. He has been in West's Zombie Prom and Thoroughly Modern Millie productions, as well as a production of Drugs are Bad. He is involved in the Drama Department as a part of Play Production and also Drama Club, and is a member of Choir Club. He wants to major in Musical Theater. Zoe Xia (12) is also a newcomer to Aristocracy, but she is no stranger to music. She played her violin in last year's musical, Thoroughly Modern Mille, and also plays piano. She is active in the community as a coordinator for teacher assistants at Torrance Chinese School. In addition to Aristocracy, she is a writer for West's journalism class. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
