At the end of the summer, two students from the North Hall High School class of 2012 will find themselves heading westward to California.

For the next two years, they will travel the nation, even the world, with The Young Americans, a performing group that puts on workshops for the worlds youth.

Mary Catherine Scozzari and Reed Partrick, two recent graduates of North Hall, have been extended an invitation to join the group and are taking the leap.

Im really excited about being a part of it, said Scozzari. Theres not a lot of people that are willing to take this risk. She and Partrick, who have been friends for a long time, have been on the stage since eighth grade and both have a rooted passion for the performing arts.

And both have known since freshman year that The Young Americans was the end goal after high school. When they were freshman, during the 2007-08 school year, The Young Americans visited their school to put on a three-day workshop.

I knew right then thats what I wanted to do, said Partrick. This has been my dream since freshman year. The two both hosted some of the groups performers and after that workshop, both knew what they wanted to do.

You get really close with (the performers) over those three days and they really impact your life, said Scozzari.

Scozzari and Partrick arent the first Hall County graduates or even the first North Hall graduates to join Young Americans. Andrew Fields, who graduated from North Hall in 2009, has been part of the group. So has Rob Whelchel, who graduated from Gainesville High School the same year.

When the Young American group came back to town this year, Scozzari and Partrick auditioned for the group, and both are taking the leap.

They will stay in Corona, Calif., where the group is based out of, and spend the first year training for the shows. After that time, they will audition to go on three-month tours with the group.

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