OCPS students to take stage for 2025 Top Talent LIVE

The annual competition showcases student performers and serves as a signature event for the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools.

By Michael Eng
| 4:21 p.m. May 2, 2025

Arts + Entertainment

Several students from West Orange and Southwest Orange will take the stage as finalists in Foundation for Orange County Public Schools’ 2025 Top Talent LIVE competition.

The competition takes place at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando.

Top Talent LIVE showcases outstanding students in performing arts from OCPS elementary, middle and high schools.

Known for producing performers who have gone on to excel on the national stage, the event has produced keen interest among our school district’s singers, dancers, and musical and novelty performers.

Horizon High senior singer Daniel Franhani will be accompanied by sophomore Marquise Bloom at this year's Top Talent LIVE.

Finalists from West Orange and Southwest Orange schools include Amrianne Battle (Dr. Phillips High); Annie Fialkowski (Bay Meadows Elementary); Daniel Franhani (Horizon High); Demi Britten (Water Spring Middle); Jennifer Herrera (SunRidge Middle); Jonah Martin, Aziz Ansari, Bianco Toledo, Jiselle Hobbs, Kervens Jules and Luis Encarnacion (Dr. Phillips High); Pascal Biegelaar (Windermere High); and Yinuo Pei (Panther Lake Elementary).

This exciting afternoon includes expert judges, Fan Favorite voting, and cash awards for winners and their schools. First-place winners receive a $1,000 gift card and $500 to the school’s arts program; second-place winners receive a $750 gift card and $250 to the school’s arts program; third-place winners receive a $500 gift card and $100 to the school’s arts program; and the fan favorite receives $500 gift card and $100 to the school’s arts program.

To watch them competition online, click here.

Funds from Top Talent LIVE will help support the Foundation’s mission to provide arts enrichment for students experiencing poverty and homelessness.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.