Theme: It Starts Now

In the spirit of youth, we created this event to showcase the capability and intellect of young people in today's society. In an event organized and executed completely by teens, we intend to reshape the negative stereotype of youth in our city. The theme "It Starts Now" is meant to highlight the initiative of students and the idea that age doesn't have to be a barrier in positive action. Join us for a night of amazing speakers with insight into their experiences with youth and how they learned to look at young people with a different perspective.

SCHS Little Theater
700 Avenida Pico
San Clemente, California, 92672
United States

Cat Nolan

Assistant Principal

Dr. Cat Nolan is currently the Assistant Principal of Guidance at San Clemente High School, serving close to 3,000 students the past 4 years. Previously, she loved being a Mathematics teacher and Head Coach of Track and Field at San Juan Hills High School. Dr. Nolan has been honored by the California Senate as a High Impact STEM educator and presented at multiple conferences throughout California sharing her vision that everyone has the potential to lead and change someone’s world for the better. Dr. Nolan earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the University of California, San Diego while also enjoying being a 4-year athlete in Track and Field and singing opera to earn a minor in Vocal Music. She continued her graduate studies at Concordia University, achieving both a Masters in Administrative Education and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. She feels blessed to have the support of her friends, family, colleagues and mentors every day.

Drew Formsama

Motivational Speaker

Drew Formsma is widely known as a voice to his generation and a peer who can communicate with them unlike any adult. He began speaking with his dad in 2016 at the age of fourteen to audiences of tens of thousands of people around the world on the simple idea that generosity is the key to a better life. Drew Co-Authored the book Everyday Generosity becoming a generous family in a selfie world with his dad at the age of sixteen.

Ishaan Mody

Student Athlete

Ishaan Mody is a student at San Clemente High School. He is currently pursuing the IB Diploma and hopes to go to a 4-year college studying a subject in STEM.

J Bisch

Teacher and Coach

At San Clemente High School, J Bisch is a tour guide for articulators, creatives, and athletes. Away from campus, he's either hanging out with family or writing books.

Saffron Sener

Student and Ziner

Nineteen year old Saffron Sener is a sophomore majoring in History and Art History (as of now) at U.C. Berkeley. She was raised in San Clemente, California. At Cal, she produces news for the campus radio station, writes for a fashion and lifestyle magazine, apprentices for an Art History professor, and is the Chair for the Zine Subcommittee of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Student Committee. In her junior year of high school, she compiled her first zine, a submissions-based publication exhibiting art from around the world called Thumper. Since then, she has produced or helped produce dozens more, including two with the BAMPFA SC that were distributed across the Bay Area. She hopes to pursue her passion for zines and DIY throughout her life, sharing it with as many people as possible.