Pinelands Regional High School freshman Zinnia Moon, singer, songwriter, ukulele player and pianist, placed second overall in last month’s live grand finale of the Musicash online talent contest. She has won $20,000 and plans to write and record new music in the coming months with co-writers and a producer from Musicash Records.

“My experience was incredible,” Moon said. “I would have never imagined myself playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles so early in my career.