Recipient, Finalists and Semi-finalists to Receive Cash Honorariums, With Generous Support and Resources Provided by The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation
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200 QUARTERFINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2026 MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD™ PRESENTED BY THE RECORDING ACADEMY® AND GRAMMY MUSEUM®
Recipient, Finalists and Semi-finalists to Receive Cash Honorariums, With Generous Support and Resources Provided by The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation
GRAMMY Museum®:
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WHAT: |
The Music Educator Award™ was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college and public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. A joint partnership and presentation of the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum®, the recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY® Week 2026. |
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The award is open to current U.S. music teachers and anyone can nominate a teacher—students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans, and administrators. Teachers are also able to nominate themselves, and nominated teachers are notified and invited to fill out an application. |
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Each year, one recipient is selected from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students’ lives. The 12th annual honoree will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards® and a range of GRAMMY Week events. The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants. |
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Fifteen semi-finalists will receive a $500 honorarium with matching school grants. The Music Educator Award program, including honorariums, is made possible by the generosity and support of The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation. In addition, the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, NAMM Foundation, and National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies. |
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WHO: |
A total of 200 music teachers from 180 cities have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum. In total, over 2,000 initial nominations were submitted. In addition to our quarterfinalists, 214 legacy applicants from 2025 will also be eligible to win the award this year. |
QUARTERFINALISTS
| Name | School | City | State |
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John Aguilar |
Arlington High School |
Arlington |
Washington |
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Ashley Albert |
Brunswick High School |
Brunswick |
Maine |
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Ricardo Allen |
University of Texas at Tyler |
Tyler |
Texas |
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David Amos |
Heritage Middle School |
Painesville |
Ohio |
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Joshua Anderson |
University of Nevada, Reno School of Music |
Reno |
Nevada |
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Justin Antos |
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School |
Blue Island |
Illinois |
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Rebecca Atkins |
University of Georgia |
Athens |
Georgia |
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Barbara Baker |
McIntosh High School |
Peachtree City |
Georgia |
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Nick Barthen |
Moon Area High School |
Moon Township |
Pennsylvania |
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Brett Bawcum |
University of Georgia |
Athens |
Georgia |
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Nikki Belch |
West-Oak Middle School |
Westminster |
South Carolina |
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Macy Bell |
Auburn University |
Auburn |
Alabama |
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Ammy Beltran |
Valley High School |
Santa Ana |
California |
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Sarah Berglund |
Richland High School |
Richland |
Washington |
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Jessica Billings-White |
Lexington Public Schools |
Lexington |
Massachusetts |
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Michael Blostein |
Averill Park High School |
Averill Park |
New York |
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Shelli Boes |
General Johnnie Wilson Middle School |
Lorain |
Ohio |
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Alisha Bowden |
West Jackson Middle School |
Hoschton |
Georgia |
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David Buckle |
Jonas Salk Middle School |
Old Bridge |
New Jersey |
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Austin Campbell |
Logan High School |
Logan |
West Virginia |
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Juliana Cantarelli Vita |
The Bush School |
Seattle |
Washington |
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Helen Capehart |
Honey Grove High School |
Honey Grove |
Texas |
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Paul Caputo |
Syosset High School |
Syosset |
New York |
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Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit |
Nyack High School |
Nyack |
New York |
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Sidney Clarke-Lequerique |
Richard Montgomery High School |
Rockville |
Maryland |
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Michael Coelho |
Ipswich High School |
Ipswich |
Massachusetts |
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Shane Colquhoun |
Alabama State University |
Montgomery |
Alabama |
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Andrew Cowell |
Belleville East High School |
Belleville |
Illinois |
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Glenn Cowen |
Upper Moreland High School |
Willow Grove |
Pennsylvania |
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Cory Joy Craig |
North Desoto Middle School |
Stonewall |
Louisiana |
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Laura Del Rosso |
Lower Manhattan Community Middle School |
New York |
New York |
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Oliver Diez |
Palmetto Elementary School |
Pinecrest |
Florida |
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Antoine Dolberry |
P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez School |
Bronx |
New York |
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James Dorsey |
Rockledge Elementary School |
Bowie |
Maryland |
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Dr. Janet Duguay-Kirsten |
Dante B. Fascell Elementary |
Miami |
Florida |
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Jennifer Easley |
Binghamton High School |
Binghamton |
New York |
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Cassandra Eisenreich |
Slippery Rock University |
Slippery Rock |
Pennsylvania |
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Otis Eldridge |
Hamilton Elementary Middle School |
Baltimore City |
Maryland |
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Gracie Elswick |
Salisbury Middle School |
Salisbury |
Maryland |
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Cuauhtemoc Escobedo |
Eckstein Middle School |
Seattle |
Washington |
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Nick Farr |
Shorter College |
North Little Rock |
Arkansas |
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Anthony Ferreira |
Suffield High School |
West Suffield |
Connecticut |
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Katherine Findlay |
Meadow Park Elementary School |
Irvine |
California |
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Rebecca Fix |
Oconomowoc Area School District |
Oconomowoc |
Wisconsin |
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Mindy Forehand |
Ola High School |
McDonough |
Georgia |
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Lisa Fournier-Donley |
Bourne High School |
Bourne |
Massachusetts |
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Owen Fox |
Hamlin Robinson School |
Seattle |
Washington |
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Marisa Frank |
Explore! Community School |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
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Angelete Frein |
Frontier Middle School |
O’Fallon |
Missouri |
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Kimble Funchess |
Mississippi School for the Blind |
Jackson |
Mississippi |
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Brian Gallagher |
Ramona High School |
Riverside |
California |
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Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen |
University of California Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
California |
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Kyle Garcia |
Brooklyn Prospect’s International Elementary School |
Brooklyn |
New York |
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Jim Gasior |
New World School for the Arts |
Miami |
Florida |
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Rebecca Gehlhoff |
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School |
Alexandria |
Virginia |
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Paul Glader |
Bethel-Tate Middle School |
Bethel |
Ohio |
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Sarah Gleason |
New Canaan High School |
New Canaan |
Connecticut |
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Jose Antonio Gonzalez |
Desert Pines High School |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
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Mansa Gory |
Denzel Washington School of the Arts |
Mount Vernon |
New York |
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Carroll Gotcher |
Jackson County Middle School |
Gainesboro |
Tennessee |
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Deanna Grandstaff |
Cecil Intermediate School |
McDonald |
Pennsylvania |
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Jason Groon |
Harrisburg High School |
Harrisburg |
South Dakota |
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Kristen Guidoni |
Hellgate Middle School |
Missoula |
Montana |
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Angela Guira |
Bartow High School |
Bartow |
Florida |
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Melissa Gustafson-Hinds |
O’Fallon Township High School |
O’Fallon |
Illinois |
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Anne Halloran Tortora |
Saint Bernard School |
Uncasville |
Connecticut |
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DaJuana Hammonds |
Warner Arts Magnet Elementary School |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
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Amanda Hanzlik |
Edwin O. Smith High School |
Storrs |
Connecticut |
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Bethany Hardwick |
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School |
McKinney |
Texas |
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Nathaniel Haskew |
Albertville Middle School |
Albertville |
Alabama |
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Jessie Marie Haynes |
Catawba Ridge High School |
Fort Mill |
South Carolina |
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Jessica Heinrich |
Geneva Community High School |
Geneva |
Illinois |
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Wesley Hemmans |
Richard C. Spoto Senior High School |
Riverview |
Florida |
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Michael Henderson |
Chase Middle School |
Forest City |
North Carolina |
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James Henry |
University of Missouri – St. Louis |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
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Francisco Hernandez |
Monte Vista Elementary School |
West Covina |
California |
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Shannan Hibbard |
Wayne State University |
Detroit |
Michigan |
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Tiffany Hitz |
Robinson Secondary School |
Fairfax |
Virginia |
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Michael Holland |
Franklin High School |
Franklin |
Tennessee |
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Samuel Holmes |
Garden Hills Elementary School |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
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Lisa Sunset Holt |
Cedar Park High School |
Cedar Park |
Texas |
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Brent Hopper |
Lakeland Preparatory School |
Lakeland |
Tennessee |
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Karen Howard |
University of St. Thomas |
St. Paul |
Minnesota |
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Alyson Humphrey Smith |
A.C. Steere Elementary School |
Shreveport |
Louisiana |
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Andria Hyden |
Bedichek Middle School |
Austin |
Texas |
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Joseph Ianaconi |
Chateaugay Central School |
Chateaugay |
New York |
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Luis Ingels |
Candor Elementary School |
Candor |
New York |
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Ben Jaeger |
Vel Phillips Memorial High School |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
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Rachel Jayson |
Lexington High School |
Lexington |
Massachusetts |
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Larry Jenkins |
Tennessee State University |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
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James Johnson |
Armstrong/John Marshall High School |
Richmond |
Virginia |
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Michael Johnson |
Minnesota State University Moorhead |
Moorhead |
Minnesota |
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Nathan Johnston |
Casteel High School |
Queen Creek |
Arizona |
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Cliff Jourdan |
Taylorville High School |
Taylorville |
Illinois |
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Courtney Kaiser-Sandler |
Interlochen Arts Academy |
Interlochen |
Michigan |
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Brett Keith |
Northern Bedford County Middle/High School |
Loysburg |
Pennsylvania |
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Christopher Keniley |
Sullivan Middle School CUSD 300 |
Sullivan |
Illinois |
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Allen Kessell |
Franklin High School |
Reisterstown |
Maryland |
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Kaitlyn Koch |
Waterford-Halfmoon Junior/Senior High School |
Waterford |
New York |
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Alex Kolster |
Raytown High School |
Raytown |
Missouri |
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Rachel Lake |
Ilwaco High School |
Ilwaco |
Washington |
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Matthew LaPine |
Bernards High School |
Bernardsville |
New Jersey |
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Michael Lapomardo |
Shrewsbury High School |
Shrewsbury |
Massachusetts |
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Michael Leonas-Cabrera |
Navo Middle School |
Aubrey |
Texas |
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Mary Letson |
Indian River High School |
Chesapeake |
Virginia |
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Drew Lewis |
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts |
Los Angeles |
California |
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Lisa Linde |
Newton South High School |
Newton |
Massachusetts |
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Michael Lloyd |
South Florence High School |
Florence |
South Carolina |
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Marc Lumley |
Valle Crucis School |
Sugar Grove |
North Carolina |
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Morgan Luttig |
University of Alabama |
Tuscaloosa |
Alabama |
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Zachary Lutz |
Olson Middle School |
Tabernacle |
New Jersey |
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Darlene Rose Favenir Machacon |
La Quinta High School |
Westminster |
California |
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Jacob Martin |
Kaukauna High School |
Kaukauna |
Wisconsin |
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Debbie Martinez |
Millard North High School |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
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Nate Massa |
Neal Math and Science Academy |
North Chicago |
Illinois |
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Kevin McDonald |
Wellesley High School |
Wellesley |
Massachusetts |
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Margaret McKenna |
Boston Latin School |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
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Ian Melrose |
Central Heights Middle School |
Sun Prairie |
Wisconsin |
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Jessie Mersinger |
New Brunswick High School |
New Brunswick |
New Jersey |
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Katie Grace Miller |
Lake George Elementary |
Orlando |
Florida |
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Arlyn Mills |
Dorman High School |
Roebuck |
South Carolina |
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Zachary Moser |
Jordan-Elbridge High School |
Jordan |
New York |
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Ailisa Newhall |
Canyon Park Middle School |
Bothell |
Washington |
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Adam Nobile |
Big Spring High School |
Newville |
Pennsylvania |
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Sam Noyce |
Thomas Jefferson Jr. High School |
Kearns |
Utah |
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Leo Park |
Maine South High School |
Park Ridge |
Illinois |
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Emily Paulsen |
Webster Elementary Children’s Center for Integrated Arts |
Green Bay |
Wisconsin |
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Jordan Peters |
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School |
Newark |
New Jersey |
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Jonathan Plouffe |
Thurgood Marshall Middle School |
Lynn |
Massachusetts |
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Bill Podolski |
H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program |
Arlington |
Virginia |
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Alec Powell |
Lone Peak High School |
Highland |
Utah |
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Benjamin Rabinowitz |
Willink Middle School |
Webster |
New York |
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Joshua Race |
Fountain-Fort Carson High School |
Fountain |
Colorado |
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James Reddan |
Central Washington University |
Ellensburg |
Washington |
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Carlos Redman |
Stranahan High School |
Fort Lauderdale |
Florida |
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Kelly Rentz |
Colony High School |
Palmer |
Alaska |
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Stephanie Reyes |
New Mexico State University |
Las Cruces |
New Mexico |
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Amy Rist |
Jackson Middle School |
Grove City |
Ohio |
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Kimberly Ritzer |
Green Valley High School |
Henderson |
Nevada |
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Christopher Rivelli |
Boston Arts Academy |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
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Mike Robb |
Irving Middle School |
Lincoln |
Nebraska |
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Raymond Roberts |
Milwaukee High School of the Arts |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
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Brandon Rockstroh |
Green Bay Southwest High School |
Green Bay |
Wisconsin |
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Eric Rubinstein |
Nazareth University |
Rochester |
New York |
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Peter Sampson |
Whiteland Community High School |
Whiteland |
Indiana |
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Elisabeth Sato |
Martin Luther King Intermediate School |
Piscataway |
New Jersey |
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Daniel Schantol |
Lied STEM Academy |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
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Tracie Scherzer |
Eisenhower High School |
Rialto |
California |
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John Schnettler |
Austin Peay State University |
Clarksville |
Tennessee |
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Kevin Schoenbach |
Oswego High School |
Oswego |
Illinois |
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David Schumacher |
Pentucket Regional Middle/High School |
West Newbury |
Massachusetts |
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Lisa Screeton |
Ed Von Tobel Middle School |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
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Jeff Seba |
Ridgeview Elementary School |
Liberty |
Missouri |
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Andrew Seymour |
Percy Julian Middle School |
Oak Park |
Illinois |
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Katie Silcott |
Olentangy Shanahan Middle School |
Lewis Center |
Ohio |
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Alvin Simpson |
West Liberty University |
West Liberty |
West Virginia |
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Raymond Sinclair |
Rockville High School |
Vernon |
Connecticut |
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Karlie Sines |
Holdrege Middle School |
Holdrege |
Nebraska |
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Connor Skelly |
Harrison Middle School |
Harrison |
Arkansas |
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Michael Sliwinski |
Nazareth Academy |
La Grange Park |
Illinois |
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Joel Smales |
Binghamton High School |
Binghamton |
New York |
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Daniel Smith |
Florida State University |
Tallahassee |
Florida |
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Joseph Smith |
Reading Senior High School |
Reading |
Pennsylvania |
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Cathryn Smith |
Dublin Secondary |
Dublin |
Texas |
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Adria Smith |
Bear Creek Middle School |
Fairburn |
Georgia |
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Patrick Smith |
Cooperative Arts and Humanities Magnet High School |
New Haven |
Connecticut |
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Alexandra Snabon Jun |
Tyrone Thompson Elementary School |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
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Vincent Sneed |
Central Gwinnett High School |
Lawrenceville |
Georgia |
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Donald Sorah |
University of Virginia’s College at Wise |
Wise |
Virginia |
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Joshua Sorenson |
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Junior/Senior High School |
Janesville |
Minnesota |
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Charles Sorto |
Senatobia High School |
Senatobia |
Mississippi |
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Dr. Kathryn Spangler |
Mt. Vernon High School |
Fortville |
Indiana |
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Chloe Spitzer |
Camp Road Middle School |
Charleston |
South Carolina |
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Jeremy Stevens |
LaSalle-Peru Township High School |
LaSalle |
Illinois |
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Amy Stovall |
Gray’s Creek High School |
Hope Mills |
North Carolina |
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Alan Sturdivant |
Monroe High School |
Monroe |
North Carolina |
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Ryan Sullivan |
Arkansas State University |
Jonesboro |
Arkansas |
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Joseph Svendsen |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
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Kamal Talukder |
Grayslake Central High School |
Grayslake |
Illinois |
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Mark-Anthony Thomas |
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
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Chris Thornton |
John A. Logan College |
Carterville |
Illinois |
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Tom Torrento |
Grosse Pointe North High School |
Grosse Pointe Woods |
Michigan |
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Alice Tsui |
New Bridges Elementary |
Brooklyn |
New York |
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Chad Haruo Uyehara |
Moanalua Middle School |
Honolulu |
Hawai‘i |
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Larry VanMersbergen |
IC Catholic Prep High School |
Elmhurst |
Illinois |
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Scott Velazco |
Daytona State College |
Daytona Beach |
Florida |
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Roberto Vidal |
Eagles Landing Middle School |
Boca Raton |
Florida |
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Valerie Vinnard |
Cesar Chavez Elementary |
Long Beach |
California |
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Micah Volz |
St. Clair High School |
St. Clair |
Michigan |
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Shelly Weber |
Kettle Moraine Middle School |
Dousman |
Wisconsin |
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Elizabeth Weikle |
Monticello High School |
Charlottesville |
Virginia |
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David Westawski |
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South |
Princeton Junction |
New Jersey |
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Dustin Wiley |
Firelands High School |
Oberlin |
Ohio |
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LeManuel Williams II |
South Oak Cliff High School |
Dallas |
Texas |
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Eric Williamson |
PS 32 Samuel Mills Sprole |
Brooklyn |
New York |
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Brandon Winters |
Westwood High School |
Austin |
Texas |
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Rebecca Wizov |
Frankford High School |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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Michael Wolf |
Trenton High School |
Trenton |
Michigan |
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Cameron Yassaman |
Grover Cleveland Charter High School |
Reseda |
California |
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Mary Lee Young |
Redland Middle School |
Derwood |
Maryland |
LEGACY APPLICANTS
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Name |
School |
City |
State |
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Bryant Adler |
Alcoa Elementary School |
Alcoa |
Tennessee |
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Patrick Aguayo |
Rolling Hills Middle School |
Los Gatos |
California |
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Christopher Alberts |
School Without Walls |
Washington |
D.C. |
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Bobi-Jean Alexander |
Seneca Valley Senior High School |
Harmony |
Pennsylvania |
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Erin Althen |
Westhill High School |
Syracuse |
New York |
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Kathleen Amabile |
Elk Lake Junior/Senior High School |
Springville |
Pennsylvania |
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Michael Antmann |
Freedom High School |
Orlando |
Florida |
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Amanda Babcock |
Merrimack Valley Middle/High School |
Penacook |
New Hampshire |
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Eric Bable |
Crestview High School |
Columbiana |
Ohio |
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Natalie Baker |
Missoula International School |
Missoula |
Montana |
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Jean-Paul Balmat |
Mission Bay High School |
San Diego |
California |
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Russell Balusek |
Edna High School |
Edna |
Texas |
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Lee Anne Barnes |
Thomas Street Elementary School |
Tupelo |
Mississippi |
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Makynzie Barton |
Elkton High School |
Elkton |
Maryland |
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Andrew Beasley |
Pearl High School |
Pearl |
Mississippi |
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Daniel Beilman |
Oak Park School |
Sarasota |
Florida |
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Andrew Bennett |
Fredonia High School |
Fredonia |
New York |
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David Billingsley |
DeLaSalle High School |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
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Stephen Blanco |
Las Vegas High School |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
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Mike Bogle |
Dallas College Cedar Valley Campus |
Dallas |
Texas |
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Sara Boline |
Johns Hill Magnet School |
Decatur |
Illinois |
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Cherie Bowe |
Pascagoula High School |
Pascagoula |
Mississippi |
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Nathan Bowman |
Southeast Middle School |
Salisbury |
North Carolina |
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Tamiko Bridges |
Laurel High School |
Laurel |
Mississippi |
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Justin Britt |
Kingston Public Schools |
Kingston |
Oklahoma |
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Korey Bruno |
Westfield High School |
Westfield |
Massachusetts |
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Richard Butler |
Jack Britt High School |
Fayetteville |
North Carolina |
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Jason Canfield |
Prescott High School |
Prescott |
Wisconsin |
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Clayton Capello |
Pettus ISD |
Pettus |
Texas |
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Dr. John Carlisle |
Hannan Junior/Senior High School |
Ashton |
West Virginia |
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Taylor Cash |
Albertville High School |
Albertville |
Alabama |
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Barry Chesky |
Dulaney High School |
Timonium |
Maryland |
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Ethan Chessin |
Camas High School |
Camas |
Washington |
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Ernesta Chicklowski |
Roosevelt Elementary School |
Tampa |
Florida |
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Donna Clark |
Miguel Juarez Middle School |
Waukegan |
Illinois |
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Jeremy Cole |
Southern Middle School |
Somerset |
Kentucky |
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James Cooney |
Mayville High School |
Mayville |
Wisconsin |
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Paul Corn |
Susan E. Wagner High School |
Staten Island |
New York |
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Kevin Croxton |
Oliver Springs Elementary School |
Van Buren |
Arkansas |
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Brandon Czubachowski |
Spring Valley Hall High School |
Spring Valley |
Illinois |
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Nicole Davidson |
Susan E. Wiley Elementary School |
Copiague |
New York |
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Andy Davis |
Reavis High School |
Burbank |
Illinois |
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Kelly DeHaan |
Mountain Ridge High School |
Herriman |
Utah |
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David Dehner |
Oral Roberts University |
Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
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Joe DeLisi |
Chisago Lakes High School |
Lindström |
Minnesota |
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Mike D’Errico |
Albright College |
Reading |
Pennsylvania |
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Jesse Dooley |
Millbury Junior/Senior High School |
Millbury |
Massachusetts |
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Lawrence Dubill |
Hamburg High School |
Hamburg |
New York |
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Bridget Duffy-Ulrich |
Oshkosh North High School |
Oshkosh |
Wisconsin |
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Jared Duncan |
DeKalb School of the Arts |
Avondale Estates |
Georgia |
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Nicole Durkin |
Argo Community High School |
Summit |
Illinois |
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Kaley Eaton |
Cornish College of the Arts |
Seattle |
Washington |
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Cindy Ellis |
Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer |
Miami |
Florida |
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Clerida Eltime |
WHIN Music Community Charter School |
New York |
New York |
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Grady Emmert |
Lake Buena Vista High School |
Orlando |
Florida |
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Gerardo Escobar |
Riverside Middle School |
El Paso |
Texas |
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Regan Eudy |
Central Elementary School |
Albemarle |
North Carolina |
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Kevin Fallon |
C.W. Worthington Middle School |
Haslet |
Texas |
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Jason Falvo |
Waynesburg Central Elementary School |
Waynesburg |
Pennsylvania |
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Mike Fedyszyn |
Riverview Middle School |
Plymouth |
Wisconsin |
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Daniel Ferreira |
Klein Intermediate School |
Houston |
Texas |
|
Jill Fetty |
Clear Falls High School |
League City |
Texas |
|
Joe Finnegan |
DC Everest Senior High School |
Weston |
Wisconsin |
|
Joseph Flores |
Mesa Middle School |
Roswell |
New Mexico |
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Jasmine Fripp |
Tennessee State University |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
|
Sarah Fulton |
Kings Mountain High School |
Kings Mountain |
North Carolina |
|
Stefanie Gardner |
Glendale Community College |
Glendale |
Arizona |
|
Ryan Geary |
Sanford High School |
Sanford |
Maine |
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Emily Golden |
East Burke High School |
Connelly Springs |
North Carolina |
|
Rob Goldman |
Westwood High School |
Westwood |
Massachusetts |
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Alex Grimm |
F.J. Reitz High School |
Evansville |
Indiana |
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Melanie Gunn |
Whitman Middle School |
Seattle |
Washington |
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Daniel Gutierrez |
Nixa High School |
Nixa |
Missouri |
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Holly Haffner |
Grissom Middle School |
Sterling Heights |
Michigan |
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Michael Hamann |
West Ottawa High School |
Holland |
Michigan |
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Tony Aaron Hambrick |
Jessye Norman School of the Arts |
Augusta |
Georgia |
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Cordara Harper |
Grambling State University |
Grambling |
Louisiana |
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Vernon Harris |
Pulaski Heights Middle School |
Little Rock |
Arkansas |
|
Sarah Hart |
Islander Middle School |
Mercer Island |
Washington |
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Kellie Harvey |
Fruitland Primary School |
Fruitland |
Maryland |
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Toby Harwell |
Wiseburn Middle School |
Hawthorne |
California |
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Rachael Heffner |
Brookhaven Innovation Academy |
Norcross |
Georgia |
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Bobby Helms |
Copiah-Lincoln Community College |
Wesson |
Mississippi |
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Bernie Hendricks, Jr. |
Ocoee High School |
Ocoee |
Florida |
|
Christopher Henke |
Kittatinny Regional High School |
Newton |
New Jersey |
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Brian Henson |
Walnut Grove High School |
Prosper |
Texas |
|
Samuel Hjort |
Mission High School |
Mission |
Texas |
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Matt Howe |
Cathedral City High School |
Cathedral City |
California |
|
Cole Hunt |
Burchfield Elementary School |
Oneida |
Tennessee |
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Brandi Jason |
Liberty High School |
Eldersburg |
Maryland |
|
Sonja Jewell |
Loudoun Country Day School |
Leesburg |
Virginia |
|
Jennifer Jimenez |
South Miami Sr. High School |
Miami |
Florida |
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John Johnson |
Boyd County High School |
Ashland |
Kentucky |
|
Amir Jones |
Thomas W. Harvey High School |
Painesville |
Ohio |
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Brian Joyce |
South Jones High School |
Ellisville |
Mississippi |
|
Wimberly Kennedy |
Red Bank High School |
Red Bank |
Tennessee |
|
Larry Kennon |
Troy Christian Schools |
Troy |
Ohio |
|
Joshua Krohn |
Brent Elementary School |
Washington |
D.C. |
|
Erin Kronzek |
Unity School |
Delray Beach |
Florida |
|
Sarah Labrie |
Lexington High School |
Lexington |
Massachusetts |
|
J Alan Landers |
Lakenheath High School |
Apo |
Armed Forces Europe |
|
Eric Laprade |
The College of New Jersey |
Ewing |
New Jersey |
|
Samantha Leali |
Shenango Junior/Senior High School |
New Castle |
Pennsylvania |
|
Richelle Lenoir |
Global Leadership Academy High School |
Jacksonville |
Florida |
|
Lindsay Linderman |
Murray LaSaine Montessori School |
Charleston |
South Carolina |
|
Katanna Linn |
Highlands Ranch High School |
Highlands Ranch |
Colorado |
|
Candace Love |
August Boeger Middle School |
San Jose |
California |
|
Christopher Lubken |
Robert Service High School |
Anchorage |
Alaska |
|
Ryan Mack |
PS 10 Magnet School of Math, Science, and Design Technology |
Brooklyn |
New York |
|
Rebecca MacLeod |
University of North Carolina Greensboro |
Greensboro |
North Carolina |
|
Cyndi Mancini |
Montour High School |
McKees Rocks |
Pennsylvania |
|
Kate Margrave |
Pine Creek High School |
Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
|
Matt Martindale |
Shelby County High School |
Columbiana |
Alabama |
|
Abigail Martinez |
Erie Middle School |
Erie |
Colorado |
|
Kathleen McCarthy |
Attleboro High School |
Attleboro |
Massachusetts |
|
Leigh Ann McClain |
Griffin Middle School |
The Colony |
Texas |
|
Erin McConnell |
Camilus Middle School |
Camillus |
New York |
|
Lawrence McCrobie |
Valley High School |
Louisville |
Kentucky |
|
Jay McCulley |
Sunset Middle School |
Brentwood |
Tennessee |
|
Angela McKenna |
Classen School of Advanced Studies at Northeast High School |
Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma |
|
Jonathan McTier III |
Alief Hastings High School |
Houston |
Texas |
|
Kimberly Meader |
Green Bay Preble High School |
Green Bay |
Wisconsin |
|
Jessie Mersinger |
New Brunswick High School |
New Brunswick |
New Jersey |
|
Adam Mewhorter |
Southmoore High School |
Moore |
Oklahoma |
|
James Minnix |
Central Connecticut State University |
New Britain |
Connecticut |
|
Jake Mitchell |
Hebron Middle School |
Shepherdsville |
Kentucky |
|
William Molineaux |
The Osceola County School for the Arts |
Kissimmee |
Florida |
|
Darren Motamedy |
Walter Johnson International Academy |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
|
Jonathan Mracko |
Postlethwait Middle School |
Camden-Wyoming |
Delaware |
|
Curtis Mulvenon |
Shawnee Mission West High School |
Overland Park |
Kansas |
|
Elizabeth Nardone |
EM Stanton |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
|
Michelle Nielsen |
Diamond Canyon School |
Anthem |
Arizona |
|
Kelly Nieman |
Alden High School |
Alden |
New York |
|
Mallory Hill |
Weddington High School |
Matthews |
North Carolina |
|
Heather Orr |
Montgomery High School |
Montgomery |
Texas |
|
Augustine Ortiz |
Edgar Allen Poe Middle School |
San Antonio |
Texas |
|
Jeremy Overbeck |
Century High School |
Bismarck |
North Dakota |
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Andrew Pahos |
John Sevier Middle School |
Kingsport |
Tennessee |
|
Lindsey Parker |
Laguna Beach High School |
Laguna Beach |
California |
|
Andrew Pease |
Hartwick College |
Oneonta |
New York |
|
TJ Pelanek |
Underwood Public School |
Underwood |
Minnesota |
|
Justin Peterson |
Middle School 67Q Louis Pasteur |
Little Neck |
New York |
|
Anthony Pickard |
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High School |
Lithonia |
Georgia |
|
Preston Pierce |
Plano West Senior High School |
Plano |
Texas |
|
Thomas Pierre |
Capitol Heights Elementary School |
Capitol Heights |
Maryland |
|
Chris Pierson |
Chaparral High School |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
|
Jonathan Powell |
West End High School |
Walnut Grove |
Alabama |
|
Courtney Powers |
Hoboken Charter School |
Hoboken |
New Jersey |
|
Briony Price |
Gramercy Arts High School |
New York |
New York |
|
Neal Raskin |
Big Foot Union High School |
Walworth |
Wisconsin |
|
Marc Ratner |
Mineola High School |
Garden City Park |
New York |
|
Tess Remy-Schumacher |
University of Central Oklahoma |
Edmond |
Oklahoma |
|
Stephen Rew |
Raymore-Peculiar High School |
Peculiar |
Missouri |
|
Cindy Reynolds |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School |
Shawnee |
Kansas |
|
Lou Ribar |
Lenape Elementary School |
Ford City |
Pennsylvania |
|
Dianna Richardson |
Cleveland School of the Arts |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
|
Michael Richardson |
Perry Meridian High School |
Indianapolis |
Indiana |
|
Leslie Riedel |
Capital High School |
Charleston |
West Virginia |
|
Adam Robinson |
Norwood High School |
Norwood |
Ohio |
|
James Robinson, II |
North Wilkes Middle and High School |
North Wilkesboro |
North Carolina |
|
Nathan Rodahl |
Port Angeles High School |
Port Angeles |
Washington |
|
Darren Rodgers |
St. Augustine High School |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
|
Lenae Rose |
Morgan County High School |
Madison |
Georgia |
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Stewart Rosen |
Walter Reed Middle School |
North Hollywood |
California |
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David Roth |
Lakeside High School |
Ashtabula |
Ohio |
|
Seth Rowoldt |
Annunciation Orthodox School |
Houston |
Texas |
|
Stefanie Sagaro |
Academy for Innovative Education Charter School |
Miami Springs |
Florida |
|
Maura Saint |
Blackhawk High School |
Beaver Falls |
Pennsylvania |
|
Mike Scott |
Columbia Basin College |
Pasco |
Washington |
|
Kelly Seymour |
Ballston Spa Central School District |
Ballston Spa |
New York |
|
Natalie Sheeler |
Sturgis Charter Public School |
Hyannis |
Massachusetts |
|
Matthew Shephard |
Meridian Early College High School |
Sanford |
Michigan |
|
Aleshia Shouse |
Christian Academy of Indiana |
New Albany |
Indiana |
|
Alex Sieira |
Harrison High School |
Harrison |
New Jersey |
|
Adria Smith |
Marblehead Community Charter Public School |
Marblehead |
Massachusetts |
|
Anthony Spano |
Culver City High School |
Culver City |
California |
|
William Steadman |
General McLane High School |
Edinboro |
Pennsylvania |
|
Mike Steep |
Parkway Northeast Middle School |
Creve Coeur |
Missouri |
|
Katie Stephens |
Charles D. Owen High School |
Black Mountain |
North Carolina |
|
Evelyn Stohlman |
Bishop Shanahan High School |
Downingtown |
Pennsylvania |
|
Kokoe Tanaka-Suwan |
Purchase and Parsons Memorial Elementary Schools |
Harrison |
New York |
|
Jameelah Taylor |
Trevor Day School |
New York |
New York |
|
Brian Teed |
Wakeland High School |
Frisco |
Texas |
|
Josh Tharp |
West Fairmonth Middle School |
Fairmont |
West Virginia |
|
Jennifer Theisen-Gray |
William M. Colmer Middle School |
Pascagoula |
Mississippi |
|
Mark Thomas |
Upper Perkiomen |
Pennsburg |
Pennsylvania |
|
Zachary Thomas |
Ledyard High School |
Ledyard |
Connecticut |
|
Alex Underwood |
Hays High School |
Hays |
Kansas |
|
Craig Uppercue |
Volusia County Schools |
DeLand |
Florida |
|
Lindsay Vasko |
Walnut Grove High School |
Prosper |
Texas |
|
Allen Venezio |
East River High School |
Orlando |
Florida |
|
Felicia Villa |
Point Pleasant Borough High School |
Point Pleasant |
New Jersey |
|
James Villegas |
Grossmont High School |
El Cajon |
California |
|
Rachel Waddell |
Colorado State University |
Fort Collins |
Colorado |
|
Meghan Wagner |
Auburn Riverside High School |
Auburn |
Washington |
|
Bryan Waites |
Clements High School |
Sugar Land |
Texas |
|
Donald Walter |
Northwest Guilford High School |
Greensboro |
North Carolina |
|
Victoria Warnet |
Columbus State University |
Columbus |
Georgia |
|
Christopher Weddel |
Fremont High School |
Fremont |
Nebraska |
|
Elliot Weeks |
Seattle Preparatory School |
Seattle |
Washington |
|
Bryce Werntz |
Oak Hill High School |
Oak Hill |
Ohio |
|
Robert West |
Clark High School |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
|
Aria Westbrook |
Hawfields Middle School |
Mebane |
North Carolina |
|
Kimberly Whitehead |
Sikeston High School |
Sikeston |
Missouri |
|
Doretha Williams |
GEO Next Generation High School |
Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
|
Jeremy Williams |
Marrero Middle School |
Marrero |
Louisiana |
|
Kelly Winovich |
Northgate Middle/Senior High School |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
|
Kate Wisbey |
Charlottesville Catholic School |
Charlottesville |
Virginia |
|
Elise Witt |
Global Village Project |
Decatur |
Georgia |
|
Scott Woordard |
West Virginia State University |
Institute |
West Virginia |
|
Amber Yates |
Thompson Middle School |
Alabaster |
Alabama |
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Christopher-Rey Yraola |
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts |
Los Angeles |
California |
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WHEN: The semi-finalists will be announced in September. For more information, please visit https://grammymuseum.org/education/music-educator-award/. |
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Contacts
Jasmine Lywen-Dill
Sr. Director of Communications, GRAMMY Museum
T. 213.725.5703
[email protected]
Shakearah Winston
Communications, Recording Academy
[email protected]
Julie Mutnansky
Director, Education & Community Engagement, GRAMMY Museum
T. 520.954.0952
[email protected]
