Spencer Claire Bobbitt – 13 – is in the 8^th grade and attends Alamo Heights Junior School where she maintains an A average. She studied Spanish in an immersion setting and is fluent in Spanish.  She is currently a member of the National Junior Honor Society, an Honor Roll student, and Student Council Member.  She was on a competitive soccer squad for 2 years and competed at Nationals in Orlando, Florida.  She is currently playing volleyball for AHJS.  Spencer has taken dance classes since the age of 3 and was an apprentice member of the SA Metropolitan Dance Company as well as the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas dance company.  She has taken tumbling classes for the last 5 years as well as been on award winning competitive cheerleading squads for 3 years.  She continues to take tumbling classes and work on her show presence.  She plans on trying out for the nationally ranked cheerleading squad at Alamo Heights High School in the spring of 2009.  She has volunteered for Challenger Buddy, the San Antonio Food Bank, and ALS Walk and now plans on bringing her enthusiasm and commitment to the LOV Junior Board as well.

 
Vanessa Freckmann, 18 -   graduated valedictorian out of 424 students from Robert E. Lee High School and the North East School of the Arts (NESA) in San Antonio.  She started piano lessons at age six and took up the horn in sixth grade at Poteet Jr. High.  Vanessa studied most recently with Dr. Anya Grokhovski and performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC as a finalist of an international piano competition in Corpus Christi.  During high school, she served as President of her senior class, President and Treasurer of the National Spanish Honor Society, Music Librarian and Orchestra Manager at NESA, and member of the National Honor Society.  Outside of school, she volunteered as director of the Beethoven Kinderchor of San Antonio and presided as Student Leader of the Jr. Tuesday Musical Club.  Vanessa was nominated as the single representative from Lee High School to attend the GOLD Youth Leadership Seminar and the Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly, returning as a volunteer staff member for both seminars.  In January 2008, she won the Suzanne Lawrence Award for Scholastic Excellence in the Miss Bexar County Pageant.  The following April, the San Antonio Express News featured Vanessa as a member of the A Team, a group of 50 exemplary high school seniors who have excelled academically, in leadership, and have been involved in their communities. This past summer, Vanessa participated in an internship with the local non-profit organization Communities In Schools as one of five San Antonio students chosen for the Bank of America Student Leaders Program.  She also attended a week-long national Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. with Bank of America Student Leaders from across the country.  Vanessa is a Murchison Merit Scholar, Baker Duncan Fine Arts Scholar, and music scholarship recipient at Trinity University beginning Fall 2008.

Katie is looking forward to expanding her education in the Performing Arts and being a part of bringing the Arts to the San Antonio Community through the Jr. Board of LOV!

Gabe Salomon, 13 -  is in the 8th grade and attends Alamo Heights Junior School where he maintains a 96 grade point average and is on the honor roll.  His interests include playing tennis and the bass guitar. He was a key member of  the Destination Imagination Team who took 1^st place in the regional competition, representing Woodridge Elementary in 2006.

Jennifer Turner, 17 -  is currently a senior at John Paul Stevens High School. She is highly involved in the theatre department there where she does both acting and technical duties. She is also involved in her church where she helps out with the children's choir and sings in both the youth and chancel choirs. As far as free time goes, to Jen, theres no such thing. She likes to keep busy and always has something planned. Her hobbies include dancing, acting, singing, motocross, and really random advenures! Upon graduation she is hoping to attend Texas A&M University where she will study advertising and theatrical operations.

 
Chandler O'Quinn Wahrmund, 13 - is in the 8th grade at Alamo Heights Junior School where he maintains an A average.  This year he begins his 5th year in the Strings Program as an upright bass player.  He is a member of the Jazz Strings Orchestra.  He has been performing on stage since he was 4 years old and wrote his first script when he was 10.  He enjoys performing impersonations of celebrities and past US presidents.  He will be an Executive Officer this year in the Children of the Republic of Texas, Alamo Mission Chapter.  He is a junior member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, William Barrett Travis Chapter and is also a member of the Children of the American Revolution.  He is beginning his third year as a German Language student under Professor Emeritus, Charles Hansen and he is very excited to be taking his first year of Latin.

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