On Sunday, May 1, 25 finalists from 12 high schools in San Antonio and the surrounding area competed in the 2016 Joci Awards. These finalists sang, acted and danced, vying for a chance to win a portion of $100,000 in scholarship funds. All finalists received scholarship funds and two students received $1,500 scholarships based on the essays they submitted with their competition applications. Two students were also selected to participate in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA) in New York City. This year’s finalists and winners include:

OVERALL WINNER

$10,000 – Madeline Burrow

ACTING

$5,000 – Sophia Bernard

$4,000 – Joshua Bippert

$3,500 – Sam Terry

$3,000 – Andrea Fuentes

$2,500 – Elizabeth Taylor

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

$5,000 (+ a trip to the NHSMTA) – Travis Anderson

$4,000 – Weston Smith

$3,500 (TIE) – Tamir Meishar

$3,500 (TIE) – Preston Perez

$2,500 – Andrew Welch

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

$5,000 (+ a trip to the NHSMTA) – Madeline Burrow

$4,000 – Gabriella Garcia

$3,500 – Andrea Varnado

$3,000 – Rachel Ryan

$2,500 – Sarah Cosgrove

DANCE

$5,000 – Anna Gibson

$4,000 – Donna Wegert

$3,500 – Elyse Echevarria

$3,000 – Alison Bartels

$2,500 – Sofia Leal

VOCAL

$5,000 (TIE) – Lauren Campion

$5,000 (TIE) – Madeline Jimenez

$3,500 – Brenna Santos

$3,000 – Katryna Marttala

$2,500 – Anna Meyer

LINDA G. TILLERY/AT&T ESSAY AWARD

$1,500 – Mattie Elizondo-Myers

$1,500 – Nicolas Rodriguez