Miley Cyrus spent her New Year’s Eve performing to fans in a high school.

The pop phenomenon entertained onlookers as they celebrated the start of 2009, at a gym in Beckman High School in Irvine, California. The 16-year-old was also joined by the high school dance team as her backing dancers.

The special intimate show was a prize won by student Alison Kaprielian as part of a contest sponsored by MTV. Both Cyrus and bosses at the music station selected Kaprielian, as she raises awareness about breast cancer.