9 The Norse Code December 2017

Small Town, Big Dreams

“Also, the weather is beautiful, so
that put it above other schools.”
To get here, however, she has a
The senior class of 2018 is comprised of many long road ahead of her. First, there
superstar seniors, including Olivia Martel is a regular academic application.
Luckily, she upholds a
stellar GPA and a myriad of
extracurriculars, including
musical theatre, choir, and
student council. Then, Martel
has to pass a prescreen audition.
As of December, Olivia has been
accepted to Coastal Carolina,
as well as passed her prescreen
audition. Martel will go to Conway
in January for the final audition. If
she passes that all-day audition on
campus, she will be accepted. This
school only picks 15-20 freshmen
per year for acceptance into the
musical theatre program.
Martel believes that she has
prepared for senior year pretty
well.
Senior Olivia Martel shines both on the stage and in the “I wish I took pressure off
classroom. She has been chosen by the Norse Code to be the of myself,” she said, “because
second Superstar Senior from the graduating class of 2018. everything will work out. [The
college acceptance process is] a
BY RILEY HOVELAND long process and it’s stressful, so

F rom North Dakota to

Montana to South Carolina
to Broadway; that is Martel’s
Playhouse, Martel has decided to packing it all into second semester
pursue this art as a career.
Her first choice of college is
is a bad idea,” Martel advises
future seniors.
game plan. After spending nine Coastal Carolina University in Martel is excited to start this
years in musical theatre through Conway, South Carolina. next chapter in her life, and
the Bigfork Playhouse Children’s “It has a really good program for this Superstar Senior is already
Theatre and the Bigfork Summer what I want to do,” said Martel. shining among the class of 2018.

Portrait by Jocelyn Griggs