CARTOONING
2021 SVA.EDU
O
ne year after becoming Chair of Illustration and Car-
meaningful ways. It has been a true honor to work with all of the
tooning at SVA in 2002, it became clear to me that
students who I have encountered over these 20 years, and this
we needed a new publication to showcase the nar-
garden continues to grow truly and gorgeous blossoms.
rative skills of our very special senior students.
So when perusing these new pages, be aware that the artists
Single page promotional images were fine, but the truth was that
you see here you will most likely be seeing again as they make
to highlight the storytelling skills that Cartoonists work so hard
their way in this unique and ever evolving artistic genre. Telling
to develop and perfect, a magazine of selected excerpts would
stories with pictures is deeply rooted in our human DNA, and I
need to be created, and so we did.
am sure when the alien craft beams us up for questioning, they
Every year since then, the department has produced these
will wish to know where such creative centers dwell in our souls.
wonderful compilations, and as I am stepping down as Chair this
I would like to thank the Senior Portfolio BFA Cartooning fac-
year, this is the last introduction I will be writing. It has always
ulty who worked tirelessly and closely with the students this year,
been a gift for me to work with the faculty on the selection and
and helped in the selection process: Nicholas Bertozzi, David
organization of these pages, and I am truly humbled by the strik-
Mazzucchelli, and Dave Roman; as well as Jason Little, Cartoon-
ing new talent these young artists present to us in their earnest
ing Coordinator, who assembled the primary layout, and the
and eager narrative creations. The SVA Cartooning magazine has
Visual Arts Press for their final brilliant design.
always been a labor of love, unique and brimming with life, and
I also need to give special thanks to Carolyn Hinkson Jenkins,
this year it is truly a testament to the perseverance and mettle of
Director of Operations, who has been with me as a trusted navi-
our students, as this volume was created in the challenging lock-
gator through the entire journey of creating these magazines, and
down year we just experienced. Kudos to all!
enabling the department to grow and flourish over these many
The stories and styles have evolved over these many years, and
years. I also thank Curtis Edwards, Program Coordinator, who
reflect our times as good comic art always does. It has been amaz-
organized all the digital files for our reviews, his taste and care
ing to watch the growth of our many enormously talented alumni,
have been a great contribution to this and many other projects.
and remember that some of their very first published pages were
We also thank President David Rhodes for his vision and sup-
first seen in our annual publications. It is a veritable “Who’s Who” sampler of the contemporary comics world, in a wide variety of genres. Here are just a few who spring to mind: Josh Adams, Iasmin Omar Ata, Josh Bayer, Ian Bertram, Farel Dalrymple, Jess Fink, Amy Kim Ganter, Issac Goodheart, Alex Graudins, Tom Herpich, Joshua Hixson, Edwin Huang, June Kim, Emilio Lopez, Bowen McCurdy, Hazel Newlevant, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Molly Ostertag, Nate Powell, Khary Randolph, Koren Shadmi, Dash Shaw, Leslie Stein, Raina Telgemeier, Edwin Vazquez, John Vermilyea, Jude Vigants, Nicole Virella, and so many other great artists of vision, who have touched and informed our world in
port of this ongoing document of our students’ achievements. So farewell for now, and with deepest thanks,
Thomas Woodruff
Chair, BFA Cartooning, BFA Illustration September 2021
Casper Manning •2•
caspermanning.com • @casperusual • casper.manning@hotmail.com
Casper Manning caspermanning.com • @casperusual • casper.manning@hotmail.com
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Casper Manning •4•
caspermanning.com • @casperusual • casper.manning@hotmail.com
Casper Manning caspermanning.com • @casperusual • casper.manning@hotmail.com
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Casper Manning •6•
caspermanning.com • @casperusual • casper.manning@hotmail.com
Casper Manning caspermanning.com • @casperusual • casper.manning@hotmail.com
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Casper Manning •8•
caspermanning.com • @casperusual • casper.manning@hotmail.com
Casper Manning caspermanning.com • @casperusual • casper.manning@hotmail.com
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Allison Arias • 10 •
alliandfrederick.com • @alli_and_frederick • allison.arias27@gmail.com
Allison Arias alliandfrederick.com • @alli_and_frederick • allison.arias27@gmail.com
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James Keenan Bensonsmith • 12 •
keenanbensonsmith.com • @kickasskeenan • keenanbensonsmith@gmail.com
Sarah Buck sarahjaybuck.com • sarahjbuckart@gmail.com
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Abigail Brady • 14 •
abradyart.com • @a.brady9530 • abigailmbrady@gmail.com
Abigail Brady abradyart.com • @a.brady9530 • abigailmbrady@gmail.com
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Abigail Brady • 16 •
abradyart.com • @a.brady9530 • abigailmbrady@gmail.com
Abigail Brady abradyart.com • @a.brady9530 • abigailmbrady@gmail.com
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Runqi Yang • 18 •
runqi.org • @runqi_draws • ryang6@sva.edu
Runqi Yang runqi.org • @runqi_draws • ryang6@sva.edu
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Runqi Yang • 20 •
runqi.org • @runqi_draws • ryang6@sva.edu
Runqi Yang runqi.org • @runqi_draws • ryang6@sva.edu
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Runqi Yang • 22 •
runqi.org • @runqi_draws • ryang6@sva.edu
Runqi Yang runqi.org • @runqi_draws • ryang6@sva.edu
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Runqi Yang • 24 •
runqi.org • @runqi_draws • ryang6@sva.edu
Runqi Yang runqi.org • @runqi_draws • ryang6@sva.edu email • website
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Eliyana Beitler • 26 •
@elitheghostgirl • eiyanabeitler@gmail.com
Eliyana Beitler @elitheghostgirl • eiyanabeitler@gmail.com
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Christia Marie Cuison • 28 •
christiacuison.com • christiacandraw • christiacuison@gmail.com
Christia Marie Cuison christiacuison.com • christiacandraw • christiacuison@gmail.com
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Christia Marie Cuison • 30 •
christiacuison.com • christiacandraw • christiacuison@gmail.com
Christia Marie Cuison christiacuison.com • christiacandraw • christiacuison@gmail.com
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Jacqueline Devito • 32 •
jackiedevito17.wixsite.com/portfolio • @themightyjackie • jackiedevito17@gmail.com
Jacqueline Devito jackiedevito17.wixsite.com/portfolio • @themightyjackie • jackiedevito17@gmail.com
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Jacqueline Devito • 34 •
jackiedevito17.wixsite.com/portfolio • @themightyjackie • jackiedevito17@gmail.com
Jacqueline Devito jackiedevito17.wixsite.com/portfolio • @themightyjackie • jackiedevito17@gmail.com
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Louisa Heston • 36 •
lheston.com • lwheston@gmail.com
Jiayi Zhang reinnhardt.com • reinnhardt@yeah.net
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Kyler Palkow • 38 •
kylerpalkow.com • @flowerboywizard • kylerpalkow88@gmail.com
Kyler Palkow kylerpalkow.com • @flowerboywizard • kylerpalkow88@gmail.com
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Kyler Palkow • 40 •
kylerpalkow.com • @flowerboywizard • kylerpalkow88@gmail.com
Kyler Palkow kylerpalkow.com • @flowerboywizard • kylerpalkow88@gmail.com
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Neilsen Madlener • 42 •
neilmadlener.myportfolio.com • @neil.draws • madlener.neneil@gmail.com
Kenny Li comikken.com • @ikenny_art • ikenny85@yahoo.com
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Nakata Whittle • 44 •
nakatawhittle.weebly.com • nakata.whittle@gmail.com
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Nakata Whittle • 46 •
nakatawhittle.weebly.com • nakata.whittle@gmail.com
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Nakata Whittle • 48 •
nakatawhittle.weebly.com • nakata.whittle@gmail.com
Nakata Whittle nakatawhittle.weebly.com • nakata.whittle@gmail.com
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Nakata Whittle • 50 •
nakatawhittle.weebly.com • nakata.whittle@gmail.com
Nakata Whittle nakatawhittle.weebly.com • nakata.whittle@gmail.com
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Izzy Boyce-Blanchard • 52 •
izzyebb.com / @izzybbcomics • izzyboyceblanchard@gmail.com
Izzy Boyce-Blanchard izzyebb.com / @izzybbcomics • izzyboyceblanchard@gmail.com
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Izzy Boyce-Blanchard • 54 •
izzyebb.com / @izzybbcomics • izzyboyceblanchard@gmail.com
Winnie Li ahandfuloforange.com • wlil4@sva.edu
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Winnie Li • 56 •
ahandfuloforange.com • wlil4@sva.edu
Winnie Li ahandfuloforange.com • wlil4@sva.edu
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Jacobo Emiliano • 58 •
jejart.com • @jej_art • jemilianojr@gmail.com
Jacobo Emiliano jejart.com • @jej_art • jemilianojr@gmail.com
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Leah Kaplan • 60 •
leahkaplanartist.com • @queenofthebuckets" • leahcat8@gmail.com
Leah Kaplan leahkaplanartist.com • @queenofthebuckets" • leahcat8@gmail.com
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Autumn Massaquoi • 62 •
amassaquoi.com • @beautifulness87 • autumnmassaquoi@gmail.com
Autumn Massaquoi amassaquoi.com • @beautifulness87 • autumnmassaquoi@gmail.com
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Sam Wasserman Held • 64 •
samheld.com • @gnomishcomics • sammheld@gmail.com
Sam Wasserman Held samheld.com • @gnomishcomics • sammheld@gmail.com
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Sam Wasserman Held • 66 •
samheld.com • @gnomishcomics • sammheld@gmail.com
Sam Wasserman Held samheld.com • @gnomishcomics • sammheld@gmail.com
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Sam Wasserman Held • 68 •
samheld.com • @gnomishcomics • sammheld@gmail.com
Sam Wasserman Held samheld.com • @gnomishcomics • sammheld@gmail.com
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Sam Wasserman Held • 70 •
samheld.com • @gnomishcomics • sammheld@gmail.com
Sam Wasserman Held samheld.com • @gnomishcomics • sammheld@gmail.com
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Julia Ziegler • 72 •
@j_francium • franciumart@gmail.com
Mianjia Zhang @walkerinstars • 23300563130@qq.com
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Cyanne Douglas • 74 •
cdouglas2@sva.edu
Cyanne Douglas cdouglas2@sva.edu
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Cyanne Douglas • 76 •
cdouglas2@sva.edu
Cyanne Douglas cdouglas2@sva.edu
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Zhongyue Guo • 78 •
joeeeey.com • 824128226@qq.com
Zhongyue Guo joeeeey.com • 824128226@qq.com
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Zhongyue Guo • 80 •
joeeeey.com • 824128226@qq.com
Zhongyue Guo joeeeey.com • 824128226@qq.com
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Sky Hamilton • 82 •
@sorareina_ • shamilton1@sva.edu
Sky Hamilton @sorareina_ • shamilton1@sva.edu
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Mick Tardy • 84 •
micktardy.com • hystericalart@gmail.com
Mick Tardy micktardy.com • hystericalart@gmail.com
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Mick Tardy • 86 •
micktardy.com • hystericalart@gmail.com
Mick Tardy micktardy.com • hystericalart@gmail.com
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Mick Tardy • 88 •
micktardy.com • hystericalart@gmail.com
Mick Tardy micktardy.com • hystericalart@gmail.com
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Justin Madera • 90 •
@mad_era_art • justin.c.madera@gmail.com
Justin Madera @mad_era_art • justin.c.madera@gmail.com
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Andor Mate • 92 •
amstudio.imagew.com • andorm17@gmail.com
Andor Mate amstudio.imagew.com • andorm17@gmail.com
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Andor Mate • 94 •
amstudio.imagew.com • andorm17@gmail.com
Andor Mate amstudio.imagew.com • andorm17@gmail.com
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Kyriakos Mazidzoglou • 96 •
kyriakos_art • kyriakospsnuser@hotmail.com
Kyriakos Mazidzoglou kyriakos_art • kyriakospsnuser@hotmail.com
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Angelina Messina • 98 •
fresh-heck.com • angelina.messina@aol.com
Angelina Messina fresh-heck.com • angelina.messina@aol.com
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Angelina Messina • 100 •
fresh-heck.com • angelina.messina@aol.com
Angelina Messina fresh-heck.com • angelina.messina@aol.com
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Hannah Kristine Nepomuceno • 102 •
hannahkbn.wixsite.com/portfolio • speedysketch_va • hannahkbn@gmail.com
Hannah Kristine Nepomuceno hannahkbn.wixsite.com/portfolio • speedysketch_va • hannahkbn@gmail.com
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Harington Perez • 104 •
@eldrosha • haringtonperez0@gmail.com
Harington Perez @eldrosha • haringtonperez0@gmail.com
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Harington Perez • 106 •
@eldrosha • haringtonperez0@gmail.com
Harington Perez @eldrosha • haringtonperez0@gmail.com
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David Robles • 108 •
@dayviddraws • dayviddraws@gmail.com
David Robles @dayviddraws • dayviddraws@gmail.com
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David Robles • 110 •
@dayviddraws • dayviddraws@gmail.com
David Robles @dayviddraws • dayviddraws@gmail.com
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David Robles • 112 •
@dayviddraws • dayviddraws@gmail.com
David Robles @dayviddraws • dayviddraws@gmail.com
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David Robles • 114 •
@dayviddraws • dayviddraws@gmail.com
David Robles @dayviddraws • dayviddraws@gmail.com
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Deniz Yazar • 116 •
yazartz.com • @yazartz • dyazar@sva.edu
Deniz Yazar yazartz.com • @yazartz • dyazar@sva.edu
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Margaret Lin • 118 •
margaretlinillustration • @margaretlinillustration • margaretlin@margaretlinillustration.com
Margaret Lin margaretlinillustration • @margaretlinillustration • margaretlin@margaretlinillustration.com
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Margaret Lin • 120 •
margaretlinillustration • @margaretlinillustration • margaretlin@margaretlinillustration.com
Margaret Lin margaretlinillustration • @margaretlinillustration • margaretlin@margaretlinillustration.com
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Rodney Guerra • 122 •
relyasg17@gmail.com • @reg_sketches • rodneyeg.com
Kristen Retaleato kristenretaleato.com •globojoy • retaleatok@gmail.com
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Juneyoung Park • 124 •
behance.net/jyp0614 • pjy950614@gmail.com
Weiyi Yan weindyiyan.squarespace.com • 13590187005@126.com
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Weiyi Yan • 126 •
weindyiyan.squarespace.com • 13590187005@126.com
Weiyi Yan weindyiyan.squarespace.com • 13590187005@126.com
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Jake Itzkowitz • 128 •
yosefpaper.com • @yosefpaper • yosefpaper@gmail.com
Cathleen Liang biidoiicat.com • cattoart@gmail.com
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Danielle Longmuir • 130 •
danielle-longuir.squarespace.com • daniellelong@optonline.net
Danielle Longmuir danielle-longuir.squarespace.com • daniellelong@optonline.net
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Jenny Li • 132 •
@cleanplum • artstation.com/clean_plum • li.jenny2312@gmail.com
Jenny Li @cleanplum • artstation.com/clean_plum • li.jenny2312@gmail.com
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Jenny Li • 134 •
@cleanplum • artstation.com/clean_plum • li.jenny2312@gmail.com
Jenny Li @cleanplum • artstation.com/clean_plum • li.jenny2312@gmail.com
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Haolin "Vanilla" Chi • 136 •
vanilla-chi.com • @vanilla_hchi • 323708523@qq.com
Haolin "Vanilla" Chi vanilla-chi.com • @vanilla_hchi • 323708523@qq.com
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Haolin "Vanilla" Chi • 138 •
vanilla-chi.com • @vanilla_hchi • 323708523@qq.com
Jiayu Shen jiayuart.com • @jiayushenart • @spontaneousjoy_art • spontaneousjoyshen@gmail.com
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Jiayu Shen • 140 •
jiayuart.com • @jiayushenart • @spontaneousjoy_art • spontaneousjoyshen@gmail.com
Jiayu Shen jiayuart.com • @jiayushenart • @spontaneousjoy_art • spontaneousjoyshen@gmail.com
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Jiayu Shen • 142 •
jiayuart.com • @jiayushenart • @spontaneousjoy_art • spontaneousjoyshen@gmail.com
Jiayu Shen jiayuart.com • @jiayushenart • @spontaneousjoy_art • spontaneousjoyshen@gmail.com
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Ray Kao • 144 •
raykaodraws.com • r.kurogyen@gmail.com
Ray Kao raykaodraws.com • r.kurogyen@gmail.com
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Ray Kao • 146 •
raykaodraws.com • r.kurogyen@gmail.com
Ray Kao raykaodraws.com • r.kurogyen@gmail.com
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Ray Kao • 148 •
raykaodraws.com • r.kurogyen@gmail.com
Ray Kao raykaodraws.com • r.kurogyen@gmail.com
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Ray Kao • 150 •
raykaodraws.com • r.kurogyen@gmail.com
Ray Kao raykaodraws.com • r.kurogyen@gmail.com
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C A R T O O N I N G
2021 SVA.EDU
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Casper Manning........................................... 2 Allison Arias.................................................. 10 James Keenan Bensonsmith..................12 Sarah Buck.................................................... 13 Abigail Brady................................................ 14 Runqi Yang.................................................... 18 Eliyana Beitler............................................. 26 Christia Marie Cuison.............................. 28 Jacqueline Devito...................................... 32 Louisa Heston.............................................36 Jiayi Zhang....................................................37 Kyler Palkow................................................. 38 Neilsen Madlener...................................... 42 Kenny Li......................................................... 43 Nakata Whittle............................................44 Izzy Boyce-Blanchard...............................52 Winnie Li....................................................... 55 Jacobo Emiliano........................................ 58 Leah Kaplan.................................................60 Autumn Massaquoi.................................. 62 Sam Wasserman Held.............................64 Julia Ziegler...................................................72 Mianjia Zhang..............................................73 Cyanne Douglas..........................................74 Zhongyue Guo..............................................78 Sky Hamilton............................................... 82 Mick Tardy....................................................84 Justin Madera.............................................90 Andor Mate................................................... 92 Kyriakos Mazidzoglou..............................96 Angelina Messina......................................98 Hannah Kristine Nepomuceno........... 102 Harington Perez........................................104 David Robles...............................................108 Deniz Yazar...................................................116 Margaret Lin................................................118 Rodney Guerra........................................... 122 Kristen Retaleato...................................... 123 Juneyoung Park........................................ 124 Weiyi Yan...................................................... 125 Jake Itzkowitz............................................. 128 Cathleen Liang..........................................129 Danielle Longmuir...................................130 Jenny Li........................................................ 132 Haolin "Vanilla" Chi..................................136 Jiayu Shen...................................................139 Ray Kao.........................................................144
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