On Sunday, May 20, 25 finalists from 11 high schools in San Antonio and the surrounding area competed in the 10th Annual Joci Awards. These finalists sang, acted and danced, vying for a chance to win a portion of $105,000 in scholarship funds. All finalists received scholarship funds. Two students were also selected to participate in the Jimmy Awards in New York City. This year’s winners include:
OVERALL WINNER
$10,000 – Mikayla Johnson
ACTING
$6,000 – Mikayla Johnson
$4,000 – Mick Buck
$3,000 – Gilberto Beltran
$3,000 – Katerina Pourliakas
$3,000 – Gabriel Samandi
$3,000 – Roberto Soto
BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
$6,000 – Drake Leach
$4,000 (+ a trip to the Jimmy Awards*) – Andrew Swetonic
$3,000 – Jose Ruiz-Gonzalez
$3,000 – Caden Thomas
BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
$6,000 (+ a trip to the Jimmy Awards*) – Bella Campos
$4,000 – Lauren Cole
$3,000 – Andrea Diaz
$3,000 – Emily Edwards
$3,000 – Eleanor Hardwick
$3,000 – Amber Mawande-Spytek
$3,000 – Presley Weber
DANCE
$6,000 – Abigail Amaya
$4,000 – Peyton Davis
$3,000 – Emma Vicana
VOCAL
$6,000 – Olivia Eguia
$4,000 – Zander Herrera
$4,000 – Skye Palmer
$3,000 – Kat Damm
$3,000 – Hannah Peyton
* For finalists in the Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress in a Musical categories, adjudication, preliminary audition, and Joci Awards scores are all factored into an overall score. The two finalists with the highest overall score in the Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress categories were selected to advance to the Jimmy Awards in New York City.
