{"id":51587,"date":"2026-02-19T14:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsjoco.org\/acjc\/?p=51587"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:57:04","slug":"2026-shooting-stars-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsjoco.org\/acjc\/2026-shooting-stars-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Shooting Stars Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d46aa9df82068816779e2d7e189cc1d wp-block-paragraph\">Introducing the 2026 Shooting Stars Class!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e8c4e110dbd261ba0fce9b8b85d9a209 wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ff8cc5390a32f2c79678b3d5e554d45c wp-block-paragraph\">Join us on April 12, 2026 at the Midwest Trust Center to honor the 2026 Shooting Stars Class with recognition, scholarships, and awards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84223bdc91b9341689d6ebae9a9d8292 wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e891a5e0ec5a48e473836c6557bc5058 wp-block-paragraph\">We want to say a huge thank you to  the foundations, businesses, and the individuals whose support make the Shooting Stars program possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9368b1d875e45940d981850a3a2c5598 wp-block-paragraph\">To purchase tickets to the Gala or donate in support of these students, please click the link <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/for\/artscouncilofjohnsoncounty\/event\/shootingstarsgala\/\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-da02297ad23a1e04d53ae647c535d7d5\">2D Art Finalists <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-72a3fd0a4c1b7f481303a4c357335ee7 wp-block-paragraph\">Kinsey Savage, Gardner-Edgerton HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-154a70949d9ea55832b6f5951f278d14 wp-block-paragraph\">Jenny Shriner, Shawnee Mission North HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-da34e9a04ea4e906c752faa3bbb72d62 wp-block-paragraph\">Adah Reid, Olathe South HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f1b10825c47207d4a441ed6117231a94 wp-block-paragraph\">Olivia Hamer, De Soto HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f4c6c2f8e6bb55e91a260df221f55dd wp-block-paragraph\">Taylor VanHooser, Olathe Northwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af8ce1b2f5794467eee400dfc9c9ffa7 wp-block-paragraph\">Mymy Reitz, Olathe North HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8b01a7d2b9809f24dad122225e4e2fc8 wp-block-paragraph\">Diego Rodriguez, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3332c3b2201d1d31d0c51d4d20c87d8c wp-block-paragraph\">Devika Krishna, Blue Valley Southwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b7480ccebfbf6f4692b24d21836af8bb wp-block-paragraph\">Ava Winfield, Shawnee Mission East HS&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fccaa028be597950d950ebfe2e07b6da wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel Young,&nbsp; Saint Thomas Aquinas HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c0d963c239d4cd2e8765c739d0baf488 wp-block-paragraph\">Lizzie Herron, Blue Valley Northwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e5a3b4eaa2da2d61f8bbcb619842c738 wp-block-paragraph\">Quinlyn Peters, Mill Valley High School HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-709f3a2c2b52e2c824635efde2534836 wp-block-paragraph\">Laura Mehnert, Shawnee Mission West HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0afc0b6b7810f191ab2f594ebfb2eb96 wp-block-paragraph\">Addyson Lago, Olathe West HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d541ee9f25647604d5693fcfd5da9b6a wp-block-paragraph\">Josephine Einziger-Lowics, Blue Valley West HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e02ba6439a78b9b4f048651de586ad4d wp-block-paragraph\">Kay Campbell, Olathe East HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-58fe224cb64d04a0ae9f1f153118c6f9 wp-block-paragraph\">Emmie lliff, Heritage Christian Academy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11585e55614f57a2a0755f351642eb98 wp-block-paragraph\">Daniel Cheon, Blue Valley HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f1022f5d72b2ae319e061d7b894a09c6\">3D Art Finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0ac851f236c9a5578c3ce701217dce5e wp-block-paragraph\">Keira Neely, Shawnee Mission West HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f108ad83eaabcd4f99b09277f95a41a7 wp-block-paragraph\">Emelie English, De Soto HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b01cfc3012b2d4ab3fefca19f5ed9280 wp-block-paragraph\">Mazie Alber, Shawnee Mission East HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b95682adb2d3ab61a577c6f507111f11 wp-block-paragraph\">Vanessa Perez, Gardner-Edgerton HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34065753ccd088ad1f61dac6fbde9ce2 wp-block-paragraph\">Alastair Alley-Dalzell, Blue Valley Northwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9657464737bc52621274ce50c7e33412 wp-block-paragraph\">Carolyn Meuret, Blue Valley HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b4089021f7703c3c7c3a3733f202aa5a wp-block-paragraph\">Ella Heitmann, Saint Thomas Aquinas HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a7cd02412f4ec2df5e0ae21839a0a43b wp-block-paragraph\">Damien Courtney, Olathe South HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ac236ec319cbc12cfcbeec846d12974 wp-block-paragraph\">Heidi Nance, Notre Dame De Sion HS&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cfb83fc1528e2dcb3dae6b7a57acc4fc wp-block-paragraph\">Alexandra Chavez, Olathe Northwest HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26a0cc36fdf57c6b77865db7637dfd1a\">Photography Finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b297abf58bdd4e4074be530c0e41b2e1 wp-block-paragraph\">Jacob Walter, Olathe East&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1f6e702241595112771c74cf6177987a wp-block-paragraph\">Brooke Duvall, Blue Valley North&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-afbae2a52280e321395364a6c0c40693 wp-block-paragraph\">Megan Neil, Blue Valley West&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b97d6b3e3059ca49ddd5a6a042b22446 wp-block-paragraph\">Kendra Haile, Blue Valley Northwest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28e545e6e0297ab8fbae8b54a741d42b wp-block-paragraph\">Nolan Kruske, Shawnee Mission South<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3233a7d2c0cceb5660328b579a562a0 wp-block-paragraph\">Trey Motter, Gardner Edgerton&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f4a38f0e2a1b4f8112360992d8e5b0df wp-block-paragraph\">Andrea Guerrero, Blue Valley High School&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7da258fa6870ad1baaeb4e7fcf10157c wp-block-paragraph\">Connor Doran, Shawnee Mission East<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-95f5bceb10bc955adb178ef3059a17cc\">Literature Finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8fe79e3c69e57a7ab40e2144e5fee3ce wp-block-paragraph\">Brianna Crowder, Gardner Edgerton HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2e06e473c92797b6912b764c1faa7123 wp-block-paragraph\">Hailey Tam, Blue Valley West HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0979aa403d8b569c4c2d93df1efe92ae wp-block-paragraph\">Beckett Hodes, Blue Valley High School HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-199a7103daf24d17efbb27d960b91b78 wp-block-paragraph\">Garrett Li, Olathe North HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1fbd3ada7f38edec66b3139613e055be wp-block-paragraph\">Joshua Beal, Blue Valley Southwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7435cbc4d28985671530dcdcbd932ad wp-block-paragraph\">Isabella Matascik, Blue Valley North HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc75c440cd9007f14d04c51f77c54daf\">Strings Finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e53956f9a4de7b5ed00fce80905052a wp-block-paragraph\">Juliana Parr, Heritage Christian Academy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0bfc88b48e95a0fcbe43e7a5da903f15 wp-block-paragraph\">Athul Prasad, Blue Valley West HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2d05ae59124f9c93d6951e796e7d25cb wp-block-paragraph\">Milo Powell, Gardner-Edgerton HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0eb4d5ef814a4ef38aebd623c752b65f wp-block-paragraph\">Clare O\u2019Malley, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a4739ccb675df4a833018967bfe33071 wp-block-paragraph\">Dominic Marroquin, Olathe North HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-961e728160cea0f1c946f7599fad96cb wp-block-paragraph\">Ethan Steiner, Blue Valley Southwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b635cd8d578b2460552034197d024229 wp-block-paragraph\">Brandon Lewis, Olathe Northwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a98d5bf4f7c8dc089cfa8315911ed213 wp-block-paragraph\">Lily Theis, Saint James Academy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4a718b29f7b990af515720d571737ea\">Winds &amp; Percussion Finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b0ecc9d938db067825df3e5f101bc86 wp-block-paragraph\">Ray Niboro Jr., Olathe East HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0bb1be0f328a9f5ceb0ebe21d2cf91d wp-block-paragraph\">Alexa Rieder, Gardner-Edgerton HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6aab01ffc19d7a72a55447ab39739261 wp-block-paragraph\">Derek Townsend, Blue Valley Southwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b0443b4e0dc75cfd349ed9bd7da56a58 wp-block-paragraph\">Henry Wheat, Olathe South HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24d915af011989f735e7e0b9edc5ca61 wp-block-paragraph\">Zachary Sonsthagen, Blue Valley West HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a90769e47e234c4c570de5fb9327d19 wp-block-paragraph\">Mia Plumberg, Mill Valley HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-539e47348f54a6b9f38613694e1d956a wp-block-paragraph\">Nicholas Maskil, De Soto HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94e527e3dbf89f2e03b90c78cf0b6fcb wp-block-paragraph\">Rhys Savage, Olathe Northwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c2a30dd0b3afe0722834f0b29642aed5 wp-block-paragraph\">Eli Moon, Shawnee Mission East HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb1923465bc6684cd405b63de8fb2c78 wp-block-paragraph\">Becca Hopper, Heritage Christian Academy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-da79df8f1d07876efd7197d1a1966c74\">Voice Classical Finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3680c281d700fd0c51a660678c16e5f9 wp-block-paragraph\">Adeline Davis, Olathe West&nbsp;HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38f1a6d07a118b685661dc7991488b30 wp-block-paragraph\">Aubrey Berthold, Olathe Northwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4932ba36256fe304656e625e28ea4211 wp-block-paragraph\">Cale Fulcher, Blue Valley North HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ff54a0ff21a60e0d48108f6eec7e0de4 wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte Chadwick, Olathe North HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a60fca68ea6c4fa02a8b0728316f780d wp-block-paragraph\">Edie Logback, Olathe East HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-993c56ab1117176429d76b44d30de8af wp-block-paragraph\">Gigi Miner, Saint Thomas Aquinas HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85a0ba4e7ce95360aa41aeadc1bdb677 wp-block-paragraph\">Mackenzie Huebner, Gardner-Edgerton HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d42ebcf1c9ccecbb4c00f762601950a3 wp-block-paragraph\">Noah Ledom, Blue Valley West HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8185c069a6ca0c512924cd887622e0eb wp-block-paragraph\">Paige Jackson, Spring Hill HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3671dfecaa8d026a765ce5152a9ff963 wp-block-paragraph\">Samantha McCoy, Mill Valley HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-422d296ec0c584daf73adc3b5a975b7f wp-block-paragraph\">Tristan Jenkins, Olathe South HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5eade3a8a5a3f5395af5f60a7338523\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f7ee385b1adcb20bef083eb3f048c70\">Theatre Performance Finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-940b23ef4a38788162851415ccef98ea wp-block-paragraph\">Chiron Crabb, Olathe South HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4916536d3a5b0e16284067cd77ea16b7 wp-block-paragraph\">Joslyn Selser, Blue Valley North HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c077e4933a8b066507b46e392d0c365 wp-block-paragraph\">Savannah Hendry, De Soto High School&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e70b44698a37165045ff1bb4b16e4163 wp-block-paragraph\">Charlie Senuta, Olathe North HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b37bdf12612356b2fe9cfda2fadb9c96 wp-block-paragraph\">Ashlyn Warren, Olathe West HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81f9f1465953554560886ca85da6c1a1 wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew Bryan, Gardner-Edgerton HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6b0a61a28cc83f8a33d61f5009e2cb8 wp-block-paragraph\">Harper Wright, Saint Thomas Aquinas HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98e3f3328e413a3c580ccdc7e895afa9 wp-block-paragraph\">Madeline Hendricks, Blue Valley Southwest HS&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color 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