Outstanding Musical Level 1: 

Belleville West High School | The Prom (School Edition) 

Marquette High School | The Drowsy Chaperone 

Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School | Hadestown: Teen Edition 

Nerinx Hall High School | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast 

Westminster Christian Academy | Hello, Dolly! 

 

Outstanding Musical Level 2: 

Festus High School | Les Misérables (School Edition) 

First Baptist Academy O’Fallon | Disney’s Newsies 

Francis Howell Central High School | Twelfth Night the Musical 

Liberty High School | Hadestown Teen Edition 

Lutheran High School South | Little Women the Musical 

Outstanding Lead Actress: 

Safiya Austin-El | Grand Center Arts Academy 

Amelie Lock | Ladue Horton Watkins High School 

AnnaKait Peters-Bahkou | Lutheran High School South  

Allie Lappin | Marquette High School 

Kamryn Zavorka | Waterloo High School 

Charlotte Roberts | Westminster Christian Academy 

Outstanding Lead Actor: 

Owen Hanford | Chaminade College Preparatory School 

Tyler Bugg | Liberty High School 

Sam Woollard | Liberty High School 

Stephan Bosnjak | Marquette High School 

Charlie Mathis | Westminster Christian Academy 

 
Outstanding Supporting Actress: 

Avery Bengtson | Chaminade College Preparatory School 

Micah West | Grand Center Arts Academy 

Lauren Welsch | Lutheran High School South  

Brooke Scheidler | Marquette High School 

Molly Sallaberry | Saint Louis Priory School  

Outstanding Supporting Actor: 

Eric Perschbacher | Belleville West High School 

Jonas Coffman | Lutheran High School of St. Charles County 

Kevin Friel | Lutheran High School South  

Drew Mathers | Marquette High School 

Adam Schelker | Westminster Christian Academy 

Outstanding Ensemble: 

Liberty High School | Hadestown: Teen Edition 

Lutheran High School of St. Charles County | Mary Poppins 

Lutheran High School South | Little Women the Musical 

Marquette High School | The Drowsy Chaperone 

Westminster Christian Academy | Hello, Dolly! 

Outstanding Orchestra: 

Clayton High School | Les Misérables (School Edition) 

Edwardsville High School | Chicago: Teen Edition 

Lutheran High School South| Little Women the Musical 

Marquette High School | The Drowsy Chaperone 

O’Fallon Township High School | Hadestown: Teen Edition 

 

 
Outstanding Direction: 

Missy Gehrke | Liberty High School 

Brian M. Scheller | Lutheran High School of St. Charles County 

Phylan Peters-Bahkou | Lutheran High School South 

Rebecca Young | Marquette High School  

Julie Lanier | Nerinx Hall High School 

Allen Schwamb | Westminster Christian Academy 

Outstanding Musical Direction: 

David Wilton | Highland High School 

Carter Datz | Liberty High School 

Brian M. Scheller | Lutheran High School 

Madison Foreman | Marquette Catholic High School 

Allen Schwamb | Westminster Christian Academy 

Outstanding Student Costume Design & Execution: 

Caitlyn Jenkins | Belleville West High School 

Josephine Guertzgen & Cheyenne Crafton | DeSoto High School 

Olivia Carleton | Francis Howell Central High School 

Clara Walker & Emily Nguyen | Liberty High School 

Outstanding Faculty Costume Design & Execution: 

Jenn Erickson | DaySpring Arts & Education  

Eve Knipp | O’Fallon Township High School 

Melissa Shipley | Principia High School 

Dianne Mueller | Westminster Christian Academy 

 
Outstanding Student Technical Execution: 

Grace Fenton & Kylee Sowers | Highland High School 

Rachel Church | Liberty High School 

John Gong & Benjamin Huster | Lutheran High School 

Timothy Henderson | Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School 

Outstanding Faculty Technical Execution: 

David Blake | Clayton High School 

Evan Sanft | Lutheran High School South 

Bryce Miller | Marquette High School 

Kyle Yorg | Nerinx Hall High School 

Quentin Cockerham | Westminster Christian Academy 

Outstanding Student Choreography: 

Madison Crump, Fiona “Sage” Dobbins & Wynter Dunlap | Crossroads College Preparatory School 

Michael Hunter | Hazelwood Central High School 

Caihya Fisk | Holt High School 

Sophia Huddleston | Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School 

Outstanding Faculty Choreography: 

Ashley Melton | Edwardsville High School 

Katheryn Pennington | Lutheran High School 

Avery Lux | Principia High School 

Ellen Isom | Visitation Academy 

Outstanding Student Scenic Design & Execution: 

Nathalia LeBron-Suarez & Holiday Johnson | Collinsville High School 

Maggie Powers | Cor Jesu Academy 

Grace Fenton | Highland High School 

Allena Mitchell & Avery Bowen | Liberty High School 

Outstanding Faculty Scenic Design & Execution: 

Katie Orr | DaySpring Arts & Education  

Eden Hudder | First Baptist Academy O’Fallon 

Rick Christensen | Francis Howell Central High School 

Rebecca Young | Marquette High School 

Patrick Huber | Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School 

Outstanding Student Reporters:  

Jane Nordmann | Visitation Academy 

Eric Perschbacher | Belleville West High School 

Angel DiSalvo | Marquette High School 

Grace Harrison-Brunstein | First Baptist Academy O’Fallon 

Mary Corkery | Rockwood Summit High School 

Special Recognitions: 

Bayless High School 

Christian Brothers College High School 

Eureka High School 

Hazelwood West High School 

Incarnate Word Academy 

Oakville High School 

Rockwood Summit High School 

St. Joseph’s Academy 

University City High School  

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