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2009
ACT I
CATEGORY I

1st –Minerva Nong, piano

2nd – Courtney Graham, vocal/dance

3rd – Ashley Raymond, tap dance

4th – Emilee DeShong, tap dance

5th – Clare Hernandez, piano

Honorable Mention – Lauren Pashley, vocal

CATEGORY II

1st – Luke Benedict, original piano solo

2nd – Jon Corpuz, vocal

3rd – Valeria Rigobon, vocal/guitar

Honorable Mention – Chance Nye, piano

GROUPS

1st and Grand Champion – Kristin and Jon Corpuz, vocal duet

2nd – Showbiz, Broadway vocal

3rd – "Friends" Courtney Graham, Jessica Twitmyer, vocal duet

Honorable Mention – Little Stars Silver, ballet dance

ACT II
CATEGORY I

1st – Bianca Contreras, piano

2nd – Shelby Martin, vocal/dance

3rd – Waylon Zeng, piano

4th – Olivia Coscia, pointe

5th – Courtney Dabney, pointe

6th – Lindsay Schiro, vocal

Honorable Mention – Katie Ruffell, lyrical dance

CATEGORY II

1st – Ashley Schoendorf, vocal

2nd – Elizabeth LaRue, vocal

3rd – Rachel Hernandez, piano

Honorable Mention – Kathleen White, vocal

GROUPS

1st and Act II Grand Champion Suncoast School of the Arts, musical theater

2nd – Les Etoiles, ballet dance

3rd – Amanda Smith and Kathleen White, vocal duet

Honorable Mention – Super Special Sparkly Singing Brigade

Visual Art Winners

Best of Show – Katie Lane
Honorable Mention – Kelsey Kroburn
Honorable Mention – Laura Martinez
Honorable Mention – Emily Richter
Honorable Mention – Michelle Rooks

2008
ACT I
GROUP I

1st and Act I Grand Champion – Kailey Holyoke, musical theater

2nd – Shelby Johnson, acrobatics

3rd – Minerva Nong, piano

4th – Aisling Sheehan, piano

Honorable Mention – Courtney Nathe, vocal solo

GROUP II

1st – Sydney Pashley, vocal

2nd –Charles Sciascia, piano

3rd – Kevin Hernanez, classical guitar

Honorable Mention – Hugo Sheehan, piano

GROUP III

1st – Anna LaRue, modern dance

2nd – Bianca Contreras, piano

3rd – Shelby Martin, vocal/acrobatics

Honorable Mention – Olivia Coscia, lyrical dance

ACT II
Group I

1st – Waylon Zeng, piano

2nd – Kathleen White, vocal

3rd – Ava Hernandez, piano

Honorable Mention – Maggie Sutton, vocal

Group II

1st – DJ Trautman, marimba

2nd – Shawn Doolittle, vocal

3rd – Helen Johnson, jazz dance

4th – Courtney Ricardo, song and dance

Honorable Mention – Stephanie Waywood, modern

GROUPS

1st and Act II Grand Champion Courtney Ricardo & Amanda Smith, musical theater

2nd – Les Etoiles, jazz dance

3rd – Showstoppers, musical theater

Honorable Mention – Jennifer Luo & Minerva Nong, piano duet

2007
GROUP I

1st – Luke Benedict, piano

2nd – Jake Darnell, piano

3rd – Aisling Sheehan, piano

Honorable Mention – Kevin Hernandez, classical guitar

GROUP II

1st – Jason Nong, piano

2nd – Olivia Coscia, ballet

3rd – Ava Hernandez, piano

Honorable Mention – Sydney Pashley, vocal

GROUP III

1st – Rachel Hernandez, piano

2nd – Arianna Moore, piano

3rd – Weston Johnson, vocal

4th -  Nerissa Moore, piano

Honorable Mention – Maggie Sutton, vocal

GROUPS

1st – “Les Etoiles”, modern dance

2nd – “Showoffs”, musical theater

3rd – Lazarus Jazz Combo

Honorable Mention – “Showstoppers”, musical theater

VISUAL ART COMPETITION

Best of Show – Arielle Yebba

Honorable Mention – Katie Boyle

Honorable Mention – Lacey Frazier

Honorable Mention – Alesha Hasssard

Honorable Mention – Brittany Rivera

2006
GROUP I

1st – Sydney Pashley, vocal

2nd – Shelby Martin, vocal & acrobatics

3rd – Jake Darnell, piano

Honorable Mention – Charles Schiascia, vocal

GROUP II

1st – Leah Weightman, modern dance

2nd – Bianca Contreras, piano

3rd – Elizabeth LaRue, vocal

Honorable Mention – Anna LaRue, acrobatic dance

GROUP III

1st – Suzanne Hughes, vocal

2nd – Lauren Farley, modern dance

3rd – D. J. Trautman, piano

Honorable Mention – Nerissa Moore, piano

GROUPS

1st – “Les Etoiles”, modern dance

2nd – “Showstoppers”, show choir

3rd – “Showtime”, show choir

Honorable Mention – Arianna and Nerissa Moore, piano duet

VISUAL ART COMPETITION

Best of Show – Sachy Rodriguez

Honorable Mention – Lacey Frazier

Honorable Mention – Briana Miller

2005
GROUP I

1st - Susan Hyatt, piano

2nd - Sydney Pashley, vocal

3rd - Bella Calafiura, ballet

Honorable Mention - Bianca Contreras, piano

GROUP II

1st - Lucy Werner, vocal

2nd - Arianna Moore, piano

3rd - Rachel Hernandez, piano

Honorable Mention - D. J. Trautman, piano

GROUP III

1st - Aly Coscia, ballet

2nd - Taylor Pashley, musical theater

3rd - Alejandra Hernandez, vocal

4th - Lauran Farley, modern dance

Honorable Mention - Nerissa Moore, piano

GROUPS

1st - Arianna and Nerissa Moore, piano duet

2nd - Showstoppers, show choir

3rd - Les Etoiles, acrobatic dance

Honorable Mention - Elizabeth McLaughlin & Miranda Ross, vocal duet

2004
GROUP I

1st - Billy Gensel, piano

2nd - Sydney Pashley, vocal

3rd - Jordan Evans, vocal

Honorable Mention - Ava Hernandez, piano

GROUP II

1st - Nerissa Moore, piano

2nd - Rachel Hernandez, piano

3rd - Monique Williams, jazz dance

Honorable Mention - Suzanne Hughes, vocal

GROUP III

1st - Gentry Mander, vocal

2nd - Kayla Pate, baton twirling

3rd - Aly Coscia, ballet

Honorable Mention - Stephanie Grimes, jazz dance

GROUPS

1st - Showstoppers, show choir

2nd - Les Etoiles, jazz dance

3rd - Company "B", acrobatic dance

Honorable Mention - Showtime, show choir

2003
GROUP I

1st - Rachel Hernandez, piano

2nd - Olivia de la Rosa, piano

3rd - Elizabeth LaRue, vocal

Honorable Mention - Sydney Pashley, vocal

GROUP II

1st - Suzanne Hughes, vocal

2nd - Aly Coscia, dance

3rd - Miranda Ross, vocal

Honorable Mention - Brittney Mowrey

GROUP III

1st - Kayla Pate, baton

2nd - Amanda Morris, dance

3rd - Gentry Mander, vocal

Honorable Mention - Sarah Peterson

GROUPS

1st - Les Etoiles, dance

2nd - Pine View Middle Jazz Band

3rd - Emily Foster & Sarah Peterson, piano duet

Honorable Mention - Jessica Avalos & Marc Quiles, vocal duet

2002
GROUP I

1st - Suzanne Hughes, vocal

2nd - Elizabeth McLaughlin, vocal

3rd - Lauran Simpson, dance

GROUP II

1st - Stephen Peterson, violin

2nd - Kayla Pate, baton

3rd - Rainelle Bumbaugh, vocal

GROUP III

1st - Kimberley Kerrigan, dance

2nd - Sarah Peterson, piano

3rd - Amanda Kile, dance

GROUPS

1st - Les Etoiles, dance

2nd - Showstoppers "B", vocal choir

3rd - Rainelle Bumbaugh and Tony Mercer, piano duet

2001
GROUP I

1st - Suzanne Hughes, vocal

2nd - Jonathan Mulock, piano

3rd - Darlene Wierset, dance

GROUP II

1st - Kayla Pate, baton

2nd - Alyson Coscia, dance

3rd - Rainelle Bumbaugh, piano

GROUP III

1st - Kristen Eady, dance, and

1st - Chris Hernandez, dance

2nd - Kimberly Kerrigan, dance

3rd - Kristen Bennett, dance

4th - Ryan Smith, dance

GROUPS

1st - Chelsea's Group, string ensemble, and

1st - Les Etoiles, dance

2nd - Showstoppers "B", vocal choir

3rd - Rainelle Bumbaugh and Tony Mercer, vocal & piano

1996

GROUP I

1st - Kristen Eady, dance

2nd - Tim Adcock, piano

3rd - Kayla Pate, baton

GROUP II

1st - Stacey Enyart, dance

2nd - Jenny McHugh, dance

3rd - Sarah James, acrobatic and

3rd - Becky Lane, monologue

GROUP III

1st - Alicia Polk, dance

2nd - Heather Locke, dance

3rd - Ava Larkin, vocal

GROUPS

1st - Les Etoiles, dance

2nd - Backwood Cloggers, dance

3rd - Rhythm Express, dance

1987
GROUP I

1st - Kwok Fung & May Ling Lai, piano duet

2nd - Rebecca Friedman, piano

3rd - Lisa Back, dance

GROUP II

1st - Kelly McClung, dance

2nd - Shelley Howard, dance

3rd - Melanie McLeod, dance

GROUP III

1st - Kelli Staples, piano

2nd - Sarah Sledge & Greg McDougal, piano & vocal

3rd - Dionne Swart, dance

1985

GROUP I

1st - Mandy Ochoa, vocal

2nd - Amy Jo Sumner, dance

3rd - Katherine Starling, dance

GROUP II

1st - Shelley Howard, dance

2nd - Scarlette Leigh Rogers, baton

3rd - Kelli Long, dance

GROUP III

1st - Dixieland Five, dance

2nd - Melissa Walters, dance

3rd - Jill Moran, vocal