Jenny, played by Paige Joines (by Marla Carter)

Maybe watching all those young stars on the Disney Channel has inspired Paige Joines to try her own hand at acting. Only eight years old, Paige debuts in her first dramatic role as Jenny, daughter of single-mom Mary. It is little Jenny who adds to the emotional complexities and reality of the plot, as Mary worries that Jenny feels abandoned and unloved by her father.

Paige attends Sorgho Elementary and has an older brother Dylan, 10, and a younger brother Aidan, 1. Paige’s mom, Shirlene, is a nurse at OMHS, and she and her family attend OCC. If you’ve spent any time in the Zone, then you’ll know her aunt, Sarah Vickery. Paige took two years of dance lessons and has participated in Christmas programs at school, but this is her first major role.

Paige candidly admits her favorite pastime to be watching television, particularly the Disney Channel. She loves the Zone (the OCC children’s worship/teaching area for elementary students) and says her favorite part of time spend there is when they break out into small groups. Her favorite Christmas memories include, of course, getting presents, as well as her family’s tradition of having each child pick out a new ornament for the tree each year.