When Katherine Allen met Jeremy Kemball three years ago, she discovered that their families shared a South African connection. Their paths didn't cross much after that, but as the 2008-09 school year approached its conclusion, Katherine decided to learn more about this University of Illinois-bound senior before he graduated.

"I've been drawing since … forever, I guess," Paul Miller says. With his Uni career about to end, the talented senior plans to study visual arts at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. "The change of setting might be healthy after 19 years here," he says. "I have no idea what my career will be. But I'm sure I'll do art the rest of my life."