2025 Senior Spotlights
Our hearts are bursting with pride and excitement for all 13 of our 2025 graduating seniors! We can’t wait to watch each of your in your next chapter!
Lilliana Hoyt
- High School: Olentangy Orange High School
- How many years have you danced at NDA:15 years
- Favorite NDA memory: Winning Nationals in 2016 at National Dance Honors with “Bippity Boppity Boo”!
- Activities outside of dance: OOHS varsity cheerleader, Producer for Broadcast “The Juice”, Uptown Pharmacy Clerk, Interact club, National Honors Society, Model UN, French Honors society, and officer of Social studies honors society, and ATTP Member.
- Plans for the future:I plan to major in nursing with the goal of becoming a nurse practitioner.
Lilly Wood
- High School: Olentangy Orange High School
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 15 years
- Favorite NDA memory: Performing Gold for the last time at Mark of Excellence Nationals then celebrating the Nationals on the beach in Destin.
- Activities outside of dance: OOHS Varsity cheerleader, ATTP Member, WISE Club, Upaint, Pure Barre instructor
- Plans for the future: Ohio University – Exercise Physiology (pre-physical therapy)
Sophia Cacchio
- High School: Dublin Jerome High School
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 10 years
- Favorite NDA memory: I can’t pinpoint one specific favorite moment, but I’ll always remember growing up with the same girls and being raised like sisters. I loved being with them through all of our victories and our most challenging days, and they are what truly made my time at NDA so special.
- Activities outside of dance: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Cabinet, Altar Server at Church, National Honors Society member, ATTP member
- Plans for the future: I am attending Michigan State University and am on their dance team. I plan to major in human biology and go to medical school after college.
Sienna Reep
- High School: Olentangy Orange High School
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 14 years
- Favorite NDA memory: Every competition and convention with my best friends.
- Activities outside of dance: OOHS Varsity Cheerleader; Member of National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, W.I.S.E. Club, Interact Club, MedCrew Orange; Hostess
- Plans for the future: Miami University – majoring in Kinesiology (Pre-Physical Therapy). I also hope to be on their dance team!
Sophia Reed
- High School: Olentangy Berlin Highschool
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 15 years
- Favorite NDA memory: Nationals 2024 at Mark of Excellence in Destin
- Activities outside of dance: OBHS Varsity Cheerleader, Claw team leader, National honor society member
- Plans for the future: I am attending Indiana University Bloomington and majoring in criminal justice. I am also dancing on their dance team!
Ellie Ridout
- High School: Olentangy Orange High School
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 9 years
- Favorite NDA memory; The lead up to dancing Somebody to Love at The Dance Awards, and winning nationals last summer in Destin.
- Activities outside of dance: Marching band, National Honor Society, French Club, OLMS Spring Musical Choreographer, Traveling, hanging out with my dog, ceramics, photography, baking, and Lego!
- Plans for the future: I will be attending Ohio University majoring in Exercise Physiology (Pre-Physical Therapy). I will also be a member of the OU Marching Band, The Marching 110!!!!!
Lydia Wilson
- High School: Tree of Life Christian Schools
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 15 years
- Favorite NDA memory; Winning my first NDH National Championship as a mini in 2016 for Bippity Boppity Boo!
- Activities outside of dance: National Honors Society, Varsity Girls Soccer- Goalkeeper and Choreographer- TOLCS 2025 Spring Musical.
- Plans for the future: Cedarville University- major in Mechanical Engineering
Paige Bumgardner
- High School: Delaware Hayes High School
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 15 years
- Favorite NDA memory;
- Activities outside of dance: Business Professionals of American competitor and member of the Business Professionals of America club, ATTP member
- Plans for the future: I plan to attend a four-year university to study business/pre-law. I also hope to be a part of a collegiate dance team.
Sarah Boros
- High School: Olentangy High School
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 11
- Favorite NDA memory: Sharing dances with my Stellar Company Family at Pep Rallies
- Activities outside of dance: Show Choir, Tutoring, Math Club
- Plans for the future: Studying Mathematics
Avery Engler
- High School: Dublin Jerome
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 15
- Favorite NDA memory; Going to nationals in Destin last season
- Activities outside of dance: Working at Starbucks, environmental science club, and spanish club
- Plans for the future: Attend Arizona State University to study Business sustainability with a minor in supply chain management
Zoe Lawhead
- High School: Thomas Worthington/Worthington academy
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 6 years
- Favorite NDA memory; making competition team and first competition
- Activities outside of dance: Theater and working at OSU sporting events
- Plans for the future: to attend college and study forensic physiology. Trying to decide between coastal carolina and Shawnee state.
Isabelle Hill
- High School: Olentangy Orange High School
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 6 years
- Favorite NDA memory; Getting to go to Mark of Excellence Nationals last year in Destin with my team !!
- Activities outside of dance: Marching Band, Competition Cheerleading, OOHS Varsity Cheerleader, Orchestra, National Honor Society, Spanish Club and Spanish National Honor Society, Hostess
- Plans for the future: I am going to Miami University to study Elementary Education and minor in dance! I am also planning to cheer for their competition cheer team!
Ava Kochheiser
- High School: big walnut high school
- How many years have you danced at NDA: 13
- Favorite NDA memory: all the times miss jordan pushed me further than i thought i could go and made me a better dancer and person
- Activities outside of dance: running, reading
- Plans for the future: attend college and pursue a degree in science
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