2026 Shooting Stars Finalists
Introducing the 2026 Shooting Stars Class!
The Shooting Stars Program was created in 1997 to showcase the incredible artistic talent we have in our Johnson County schools. Since then, thousands of students have gone through our program and have become artists and changemakers, directly influencing the community and those around them.
Join us on April 12, 2026 at the Midwest Trust Center to honor the 2026 Shooting Stars Class with recognition, scholarships, and awards.
These incredible students also have an exhibition at the renowned Nerman Museum of Contemporary art, which will be unveiled on April 12, 2026 at the Shooting Stars Gala.
We want to say a huge thank you to the foundations, businesses, and the individuals whose support make the Shooting Stars program possible.
To purchase tickets to the Gala or donate in support of these students, please click the link here.
2D Art Finalists
Kinsey Savage, Gardner-Edgerton HS
Jenny Shriner, Shawnee Mission North HS
Adah Reid, Olathe South HS
Olivia Hamer, De Soto HS
Taylor VanHooser, Olathe Northwest HS
Mymy Reitz, Olathe North HS
Diego Rodriguez, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS
Devika Krishna, Blue Valley Southwest HS
Ava Winfield, Shawnee Mission East HS
Rachel Young, Saint Thomas Aquinas HS
Lizzie Herron, Blue Valley Northwest HS
Quinlyn Peters, Mill Valley High School HS
Laura Mehnert, Shawnee Mission West HS
Addyson Lago, Olathe West HS
Josephine Einziger-Lowics, Blue Valley West HS
Kay Campbell, Olathe East HS
Emmie lliff, Heritage Christian Academy
Daniel Cheon, Blue Valley HS
3D Art Finalists
Keira Neely, Shawnee Mission West HS
Emelie English, De Soto HS
Mazie Alber, Shawnee Mission East HS
Vanessa Perez, Gardner-Edgerton HS
Alastair Alley-Dalzell, Blue Valley Northwest HS
Carolyn Meuret, Blue Valley HS
Ella Heitmann, Saint Thomas Aquinas HS
Damien Courtney, Olathe South HS
Heidi Nance, Notre Dame De Sion HS
Alexandra Chavez, Olathe Northwest HS
Photography Finalists
Jacob Walter, Olathe East
Brooke Duvall, Blue Valley North
Megan Neil, Blue Valley West
Kendra Haile, Blue Valley Northwest
Nolan Kruske, Shawnee Mission South
Trey Motter, Gardner Edgerton
Andrea Guerrero, Blue Valley High School
Connor Doran, Shawnee Mission East
Literature Finalists
Brianna Crowder, Gardner Edgerton HS
Hailey Tam, Blue Valley West HS
Beckett Hodes, Blue Valley High School HS
Garrett Li, Olathe North HS
Joshua Beal, Blue Valley Southwest HS
Isabella Matascik, Blue Valley North HS
Strings Finalists
Juliana Parr, Heritage Christian Academy
Athul Prasad, Blue Valley West HS
Milo Powell, Gardner-Edgerton HS
Clare O’Malley, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS
Dominic Marroquin, Olathe North HS
Ethan Steiner, Blue Valley Southwest HS
Brandon Lewis, Olathe Northwest HS
Lily Theis, Saint James Academy
Winds & Percussion Finalists
Ray Niboro Jr., Olathe East HS
Alexa Rieder, Gardner-Edgerton HS
Derek Townsend, Blue Valley Southwest HS
Henry Wheat, Olathe South HS
Zachary Sonsthagen, Blue Valley West HS
Mia Plumberg, Mill Valley HS
Nicholas Maskil, De Soto HS
Rhys Savage, Olathe Northwest HS
Eli Moon, Shawnee Mission East HS
Becca Hopper, Heritage Christian Academy
Voice Classical Finalists
Adeline Davis, Olathe West HS
Aubrey Berthold, Olathe Northwest HS
Cale Fulcher, Blue Valley North HS
Charlotte Chadwick, Olathe North HS
Edie Logback, Olathe East HS
Gigi Miner, Saint Thomas Aquinas HS
Mackenzie Huebner, Gardner-Edgerton HS
Noah Ledom, Blue Valley West HS
Paige Jackson, Spring Hill HS
Samantha McCoy, Mill Valley HS
Tristan Jenkins, Olathe South HS
Theatre Performance Finalists
Chiron Crabb, Olathe South HS
Joslyn Selser, Blue Valley North HS
Savannah Hendry, De Soto High School
Charlie Senuta, Olathe North HS
Ashlyn Warren, Olathe West HS
Matthew Bryan, Gardner-Edgerton HS
Harper Wright, Saint Thomas Aquinas HS
Madeline Hendricks, Blue Valley Southwest HS
Sanjeev Adma, The Barstow School
Caroline Reda, Shawnee Mission East HS
Halle Gray, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS
Jeremiah Okken, Kansas City Christian HS
Harrison Guest, Mill Valley HS
Arle McCallon, Notre Dame De Sion HS
Maggie Sykes, Olathe Northwest HS
Chet Salsbury, Shawnee Mission South HS
Trystan Wood Spring Hill HS
Production & Design Finalists
Jenna Campbell, Olathe West HS
Norah Anderson, Shawnee Mission East HS
Lauren Ware, Olathe North HS
Natalie Kucharczyk, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS
Claire Adams, Shawnee Mission North HS
Alyssa Yanez, Gardner-Edgerton HS
Madison Helman, Blue Valley North HS
Nash Swinson, Shawnee Mission South HS