Junior Year at UVU

Kenz is a JUNIOR at UVU.

She has class M-W-F

She lives at Pacific Heights Apts. 

Works at Soel Boutique, The Piano Place, and DreamWorks Animation

She is SINGLE (...for the time being) and is busy.

Concert of Hope

Kenz was asked to perform at a Memorial Concert honoring 2 students 

that were recently killed in a car accident.  

(click HERE to read about the accident)

Kenz met the darling three students that survived the crash before the concert began.

Lauren Fenton's mom takes a picture with Kenz before the show.

Kenz spent a lot of time trying to decide what was appropriate to sing.  

It was supposed to be a night to celebrate yet both parents and students were invited.  

The National Parks were there to get the crowd dancing and singing 

- which they did and it was AWESOME!

So Kenz decided to keep her set a little more reverent... so to speak. 

A big thank you to Sarah Davies (Piano Place) for accompanying her on piano. 

Kenz started with The Dreamer since she loves the song's message and it is up beat.

She mashed up Saturn and Here Comes the Sun knowing that those two bands were favorites of the two students who died.  

And closed the night with Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

I was proud of her performance.  

Her heart was so touched by the families and she admitted after 

that she struggled to keep her emotions in check -

 wiping away tears and trying to clear her nose to be able to sing 

in the middle of all three of her songs.  

Some performances mean a little more... this was one of those.

Off to College

First day of College

See You Again

Kenzie Graduates

walking in 

Graduating

Senior Dinner Dance

Senior Dinner Dance

with her best friend Lauren Harker

With her cute boyfriend Hayden Lee.

Kenz and Tanner Townsend both received the Award for:

Most Likely to BECOME FAMOUS

High Honors Diploma Award Ceremony

High Honors Diploma Award Ceremony

Receiving her cord to wear on graduation:

She is such a goof.... She told Vice Principal Christian Cowart that it felt like she was being "knighted" so she began to kneel... She is a silly girl.  Glad Cowart puts up with her.

Senior Pictures

Let the Graduation Celebrations Begin!!

Senior Pictures

Thank You McKell Gardner to taking these for Kenz.

Girls Choice Black & White Ball

Kenz & Tanner Townsend

Bowling

The Harvest for dinner

The Dance

Watched Blended at Laurens

Homecoming and Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband

Kenzie opened for Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband.

Draper Amphitheater- Sept 13

8 pm

Ryan Shupe & the Rubber Band

 Homecoming Dance with Hayden Lee

Aint No Sunshine:

Want You Back:

Dreamer with a touch of Hayden:

Aint No Sunshine

Want You Back

Dreamer

Delicate Art

One Good Reason

Aint It Fun

Stay With Me

Surprise Award at the Graduation Assembly

Kenz was asked to sing with Tanner Townsend (click his name or google him... WOW!) 

for the "End of the Year" Graduation Assembly.

They practiced several times 

and although both of them were dragging their feet to perform, 

they had worked hard on the arrangement 

and were kind of excited to sing what they had put together.

With poor communication she was almost told "never mind" 

-  they had asked another girl to sing.  

This made ME panic .... 

 the Principal at Corner Canyon High School had called 

to let me know that five students were going to get a special award during the assembly 

and Kenz was one of them.  

She needed to be at the assembly.  

The day before Kenz, Tanner, and the other girl, Matalyn Zundel 

got together and put an arrangement together for them to do ALL TOGETHER.  

Day of... they tried to sound check and had trouble with feedback... 

but gave up and found a seat in the auditorium.  

Until they called Kenzie's name....

She was shocked. 

 I love this principal - Mary Bailey.

She has been SO supportive of Kenzie and her Idol adventures.  

It was really sweet.  She got an award for basically doing the work to "Chase your Dreams". 

 I was proud of her.  

It has been A LOT of work for Kenz.  

Lots of ups and downs.  She has made me so proud.

Then Tanner, Maddy, and Kenz sang.

Assembly #1

Assembly #2 - no guitar