The Arts Council of Johnson County (ACJC) has announced 24 students from the Shawnee Mission School District are finalists in the 2019 Shooting Star Awards program.
These students were nominated by their arts teachers for this recognition and are in consideration to be awarded scholarships for their work this spring. The Shooting Stars program is offered by the council to promote the positive impact arts education has on our students by honoring achievement in the literary, performing and visual arts. Award recipients will be announced at the Shooting Stars Gala on April 7. As finalists, the students will audition or submit a portfolio of work for review by judges in their artistic category.
Here is a list of the 2019 Shawnee Mission School District finalists:
Literature
Angela Lombardino nominated by Amy Andersen, Shawnee Mission East High School
Miah Clark nominated by Caroline Ewing, Shawnee Mission South High School
Photography
Lindsay Goodmon nominated by Melinda Heaton, Shawnee Mission East High School
Abigail Roberts nominated by Kimberly Ruttan, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Annie Barry nominated by Annie Barry, Shawnee Mission South High School
Production and Design
Blake Peery nominated by Tom Defeo, Shawnee Mission East High School
Bryanna Conde nominated by Chris Palmer, Shawnee Mission North High School
Ashley Hays nominated by Ashley Hays, Shawnee Mission South High School
Strings
Stuart Hanson nominated by Adam Keda, Shawnee Mission East High School
Catherine Steinacker nominated by Jeffrey Bishop, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Theatre Performance
Sophia Egan nominated by Brian Cappello, Shawnee Mission East High School
Marcus Merritt nominated by Sydney Kohart, Shawnee Mission North High School
Devyn Trondson nominated by Jason Coats, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Leah Lissauer nominated by Mark Swezey, Shawnee Mission South High School
Three Dimensional Art
Carolyn Simpson nominated by Carolyn Simpson, Shawnee Mission East High School
Jillian Macek nominated by David Hunt, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Katherine Horner nominated by Cortney Dougherty, Shawnee Mission South High School
Two Dimensional Art
Lily Murray nominated by Adam Finkelston, Shawnee Mission East High School
Zoie Mehl nominated by Stephanie Dalley, Shawnee Mission North High School
Lauren Macek nominated by Melissa Terryberry, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Fernanda Fregozo nominated by Fernanda Torres, Shawnee Mission South High School
Voice Classical
Alyssa Marksz nominated by Derek Cross, Shawnee Mission West High School
Ava Hauser nominated by Cassie Banion, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Winds and Percussion
Nicholas Velicer nominated by Steve Adams, Shawnee Mission South High School