KENLEY CHAPLIN
High School: Iowa Falls Alden HS/Ellsworth CC
Intended Area of Study: Business Administration
Dance Honors: The Dance Connection Studio (3 years-high school), varsity dance team member all 4 years in HS
ADDISON ALEKSIEJCZYK
High School: Davenport West HS
Intended Area of Study: Kinesiology
Dance Honors: Placed 6th, 4th, and 2nd at ISDTA State Solos, won Miss Iowa 2023, 4x All American team representative
SOPHIE DREDGE
High School: West Central Valley HS
Intended Area of Study: Social Work/Psychology
Academic Honors: National Honor Society member, Recipient of the ISDTA academic achievement award, Student honor roll
Dance Honors: ISDTA Team Champion in Pom
LAILA SCHMIDT
High School: Davenport Assumption
Intended Area of Study: Elementary Education
Dance Honors: 2024 State Solo Qualifiers, 2023 State Solo – 8th Place, Four 1st place state team titles, DTU and Contest of Champions Nationals Champion, 2nd place National Soloist Contest of Champions
Academic Honors: National Honors Society
LEAH BIENSEN
High School: Nevada HS
Intended Area of Study: Psychology
Dance Honors: 2023 State Solo – 4th Place; Captain of HS dance team
Academic Honors: National Honors Society
TAYLOR OMMEN
High School: West Central Valley HS
Intended Area of Study: Nursing
Dance Honors: 3 years All Iowa Honor Dance Team; 2 year division one finalist for state solos; 1st place finish state Pom; State runner up for Hiphop and Contemporary; Captain for 2024-2025 dance season
Academic Honors: National honor society member; 3 year international science and engineering participant; National STEM champion for Iowa; National junior academy of science fellow 2025; Student council
AALIYAH MORLAN
High School: WDM Valley HS
Intended Area of Study: Nursing
Dance Honors: Varsity letter recipient; Gold bar recipient
CHLOE DANLEY GREINER
High School: Southeast Polk HS
Intended Area of Study: Secondary Education in English; Special Education; Coaching Endorsement
Dance Honors: Title winner at Symposium; The Movement, Spotlight, Revolution, and Ovation Competitions; State solo qualifier – freshman, sophomore, and senior year; Apart of the 3 time state champion team; Apart of the 2 time national champion team
Academic Honors: National Honor Society
GENEVIEVE WHITE
High School: Southeast Polk HS
Intended Area of Study: Graphic Design
Academic Honors: National Honor Society; Honor Roll
AMARIA DAYE
High School: Des Moines Lincoln HS
Intended Area of Study: Criminal Justice
Dance Honors: World of Dance Contestant; Multisport athlete in HS (track, cheer, dance); 4 year varsity dance letter recipient; Varsity track and cheer letter recipient
Academic Honors: Iowa Youth Congress Member; Des Moines Register Student of the Week; Honor Roll; Academic letter recipient; Youth advisory board member
