Ladysticks (Drum/Acting instructors) Co-CEO of New Life Performing Arts Academy is a dream that has finally come true. She graduated from Hollywood High Performing Arts Academy and continued her education at MI with a commercial music degree. Music and Arts are clearly her passion. Now partnering with New Life begins a new era for her work. Fayetteville will never be the same after this Academy kicks off .To find out about her work, please check www.youtube.com/theladysticks	Medina Demeter (Theatre) Trained in almost everything from Shakespeare to improvisation to table saws, Medina Demeter uses her ecelectic skills to run the theatre arts program at Hoke County High School. In preparation for her career in education, she received her BA in theatre arts with licensure at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. Along the way she has taken on such roles as "Portia" in Julius Caesar, "Grusha" in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and "Ethel Toffelmeier" in The Music Man. In addition to her ambitions as an act	Shonate Henry Hill (Voice) Shontae Hill is from Fayetteville NC. She and her husband Anthony, have 3 boys ages 8, 6, and 2. She has been singing since the age of three and has sang on platforms with many Gospel artists throughout the years. She started out singing with her sisters, "The Henry Sisters." Shontae released her freshmen album called "Shontae I'm Determined," in 2004. Music is her passion and she has been professionally teaching music for 12 years. Shontae enjoys singing and ministering for Christ
Leigh Ewings (Strings) (voice) Leigh Ewings is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina and an active participant in Cumberland County’s music program while attending Pine Forest High School. After graduating in 2008, she began her college career at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, in Pembroke, NC, seeking a degree in Music Education with a concentration in cello and vocal studies. At UNCP, she was involved in the Florence Symphony Orchestra from 2008-2010. Later, she joined the UNCP Orchestra	Roger Lee (Bass & Groove) instructor Roger Lee, never had to pick up a weapon when drafted into the military .. His played his bass in the military band.. He traveled as a musician and solider for the US army.. You have a choose to be exactly what you want to be .. He is still makes income in retirement as a solder that played bass in the military band.. NLPAA has a variety of instructors with different stories and testimonies .. It does not matter how one gets there as long as they get there.	Francis Leggett Guitar,Piano, Voice At the age of 14, Francis Leggett, a self-accomplished musician, embellished the legendary styles of George Benson, Norman Brown, and Wes Montgomery. He began playing for local bands and gospel groups traveling from the east coast. As a young man, Leggett was afforded the opportunity to tour European countries playing gospel. However, after several years of touring, he yearned for the music he enjoyed the most: Inspirational Jazz