LOCAL TEEN SINGS NATIONAL ANTHEM M.Byline: BHAVNA MISTRY STAFF WRITER VALENCIA - With only weeks before she starts as a music major at The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. , Stephanie Burkett is making the rounds. The 18-year-old Valencia resident has been singing the national anthem at sporting events including San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers "Dodgers" and "Brooklyn Dodgers" redirect here. For the American football team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). For the Eastern Basketball Association team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (basketball). , Anaheim Angels and Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are a professional football (soccer) team based in Carson, California that participates in Major League Soccer. The name "Galaxy" refers to Los Angeles being the home of many Hollywood "stars". games. She will be starting school a few hours late on Aug. 17 so she can audition at the Christian Artists Talent Search in Temecula, where the winner will be awarded a record contract. ``It's all happening together but I'm really excited,'' Burkett said. ``It's good exposure for me and I like to stay busy.'' While the teen has been a regular performer at Southland stadiums for several years, she finds that since Sept. 11, singing the national anthem before tens of thousands is an even greater privilege. ``It's really an honor to sing our country's anthem,'' Burkett said. ``I love doing it and find it really rewarding. I don't think of the big crowds. I just sing my heart out.'' Her earliest memories include singing ``Jesus Loves Me'' at age 3 to her grandmother and singing with her father in church on Father's Day when she was 5. ``Right now I see it as a hobby,'' Burkett said. ``And if something happens then I take it from there.'' The Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
on PAX-TV, a competition in front of a live studio audience that judged the contestants. Held at the Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand, Burkett sang one of her favorite country music selections, Trisha Yearwood's ``Perfect Love.'' In 2000, Burkett sang at the Hollywood Bowl on the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. . She was the only amateur singer to perform with the orchestra. And while she is content singing at sporting events for now, the teen has aspirations to sing on Broadway and eventually get her own record deal. ``My future goal is just to be on stage,'' Burkett said. ``It's always been a dream of mine.'' For the past two years, Burkett has participated in the Santa Clarita Choral Festival, where she took first-place honors. ``I got first place a second time in a row,'' she said. ``It has never happened before.'' Recently, her father converted the family study into a recording studio to give his daughter more time to practice. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Stephanie Burkett, 18, of Valencia sings the national anthem at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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