Temple of the Goddess Young People

Temple of the Goddess is blessed with an incredible group of young people who have given their time and talents in service to the community. This year some of our young people chose to formerly dedicate themselves on a path of spiritual service by walking a labyrinth in contemplation of their chosen paths. Some are recent graduates who will be going away to college and, thankfully, some will remain here to continue studying in their chosen fields. We honor them and send them deep appreciation and good wishes on their future paths.

Anwyn, Temple of the Goddess 2008 Dedicant and Assistant Choral Director of the Goddess Choir, graduated from Glendora High School with an academic medal awarded by the National Society of High School Scholars for academic excellence throughout her four years of high school and an academic letter in Music. She will attend Citrus College in the fall as a Fine Arts major and will transfer to the National Academy of Recording Arts in two years with future aspirations of helping others in the music industry reach their dreams.

T'Lark, Temple of the Goddess 2008 Dedicant, member of the Goddess Choir and Mythic Players, graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts with a Silver Seal from the President for academics, a scholarship from the LACHSA Alumni for outstanding achievement in economics and contemporary issues and was asked to sing the National Anthem at graduation ceremonies. She will attend the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts where she will major in vocals and song writing with aspirations of sharing her vision in music with the world. T'Lark wishes to extend her love to her fellow dedicants and to her "second family" at TOG.

Kathryn Payne, Temple of the Goddess 2008 Dedicant, member of the Goddess Choir and Mythic Players, graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and was awarded a scholarship from CITI-LA Intensive towards her continued education in the fine arts. Kathryn will attend winter session at Pierce College majoring in Acting and will transfer to NYU. Her future aspirations, while continuing to act locally, are to further develop her skills and take on more major roles.

Ariel Miasnik, Temple of the Goddess 2008 Dedicant, dancer, choreographer, and member of the Mythic Players, graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts with an award presented for Most Outstanding Achievement in Dance. She will attend the Boston Conservatory in the fall where she will continue to develop her dance expertise and has aspirations of joining a dance company specializing in contemporary ballet.

Patrick Humphrey, member of the Temple of the Goddess Mythic Players, graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts having been voted Outstanding Theatre Student three consecutive years. Together with co-artists Zachary Tatum-Nolan and Ariel Miasnik, he has formed the new theatre company Deus ExPression, which is presenting its first production, Death and the Ploughman, under the auspices of Nine Muses Arts. Patrick will remain in the Los Angeles area to continue pursuing work as an actor, with the goal of completing his studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre.

Zachary Tatum-Nolan, Temple of the Goddess 2008 Dedicant and member of the Mythic Players, graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as one of the outstanding graduating theatre students, winning the coveted Cinderblock Award. Along with numerous awards from the Chapman College Shakespeare Festival, the RoleAbout Theatre Festival, and the Drama Teachers of Southern California for which he was also awarded the DTASC first place scholarship in 2008 for his Shakespeare work, Zach was the recipient of the Ultra-Wall Inc. Physical and Experimental Theatre Scholarship, as well as the Sonia Noriega Memorial Scholarship for Social Consciousness and Justice in Theatre. Zach is going to Rutgers University in the fall, majoring in theatre arts and minoring in philosophy.

Alex Endrenyi, Temple of the Goddess 2008 Dedicant and temple co-lighting designer, recently completed two years towards his Sociology major at Moorpark College, in Moorpark California. Alex plans to complete his sociology studies and transfer to Berkley to major in Business Administration.

Briana Murray, Temple of the Goddess Board Member and temple co-lighting designer graduated from Cal State Northridge with a Bachelors degree in Anthropology. She will continue her education by entering into a Grad Program in the fall of 2009 where she hopes to obtain her PhD. Briana aspires to teach and lecture, traveling to different colleges nationwide, where she hopes to do groundbreaking work in homosexual studies centering on women issues in the community.

Geoffrey Sutton, whom we all lovingly know as Farva, is our temple cellist. He's a professional cellist and a 2008 graduate from Renaissance Arts Academy where his focus was opera. Geoffrey will continue his many musical studies at Occidental College in Los Angeles in the fall of 2008.

All Dedicant Images by: Les Nakashima