05/18/2026
And to finish the 25/26 season, our last Student of the Month and Senior Spotlight is Mariana 🎓
Mariana joined APA in 2018 and joined our ABO company team in 2019. Throughout her time in ABO she performed in multiple production with featured roles including Clara and Dew Drop Fairy in “The Nutcracker”, one of the step sisters in “Cinderella”, and most recently Rapunzel in our 2026 spring production. She has also competed at local competitions both as soloist and in ensembles, including the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix. At her time at Oswego High School, she was involved in choir, show choir, and their spring musicals with her recent performance as Hélène in “Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet.” She will be majoring in Dance at Illinois State University. Mari we are all so proud of you and can’t wait to see where the future take you. We are so glad to have been apart of your journey and we thank you for all the work you’ve put into our studio!