Alexis Shore, Nassau County Scholar Artist for May

Syosset High School senior, ALEXIS SHORE, is an avid member of her high school's dance program and award-winning Varsity Kickline team. In 2011, her passion for dance led her to train at the Lynch School of Ballet where she also joined the Lynch Ballet Company. As a company member, she danced as a soloist in The Nutcracker and in the 2014 production of Sleeping Beauty.

Alexis' love of dance extends beyond the stage.  During the summer she teaches children in need helping Spanish-speaking immigrant children acclimate into society through academics and dance; she also volunteered at a camp for children with special needs.

Additionally, Alexis is president of Interact where she and her team raised over $60,000 this year for Gift of Life International. This money provided lifesaving heart surgeries to children from developing countries. Also an exceptional writer, she rose from entertainment editor to editor-in-chief of Syosset High School's newspaper, The Pulse.

Alexis plans to pursue dance and nutritional science at Cornell University.