Quinn Welder is a senior at Crystal Lake Central High School, where he performs in the school’s various choirs and musicals. In addition to taking top honors in last summer’s Rising Stars Vocal Competition at Barrington’s White House, he has also been a Semifinalist in the Classical Singer National Voice Competition and was selected for the Illinois Music Education Association’s Honors All-State Chorus. Next year, he is planning to attend college to pursue Vocal Performance and Chemistry.