First Place – OAISD Careerline Tech Center – “Polarized” – Allyson Rogers and Chad Watrous
Second Place – Spring Lake High School – “The Supporters” – Sam Negen
Third Place – Pentwater High School – “Felicidad” – Nicole Daniels, Meagan Grondsma, Haley Powers, and Lucas Quinteros
Literary Arts
First Place – Ravenna High School – “Station 13” – Laine Rogers
Second Place – Artios Academies – “Itching for the Outdoors” – Clyde Kelly
Third Place – Whitehall High School – “A Sonnet for All Seasons,” “If,” and “What More Needs to be Said?” – Leeanna Burns
Honorable Mention – Reeths-Puffer High School – “Boxed Inside Myself,” “To Faith,” and “The Monster You Make of Us” – Sarah Huiber
Honorable Mention – Mason County Eastern High School – “Lucille” – Kathryn Nelson
Performing Arts
Solo/Duo Category
First Place – Whitehall Home School Partnership – Piano solo of “The Cat and the Mouse” – Lydia Seaver
Second Place – Mona Shores High School – “The Girl in 14G” – Julia Uganski
Third Place – Grand Haven High School – Yoyo performance set to “The Buzz” and “We Will Rock You” – Gavin Hubner
Group Category
First Place – Reeths-Puffer High School – “Don’t Stop Me Now” – Killer Queens featuring Cassidy Briggs, Ray Brock, Jaxton Carpenter, Anna Compton, Jonathan Krause, Madison Navoni, Laura Nolan, Brennan Norman, Gabby Peabody, Maddy Wentworth, and Jacob Westerhof
Second Place – Mona Shores High School – “Fire on Fire” – Madelyn Gleason, Carlie Shaw, and Matthew Yacoub
Third Place – Calvary Christian School – “Even If” – Living Sacrifice featuring Matthew Anderson, Luke Anhalt, Kaleigh Nesbitt, Kelsey Richards, David Osburn, and Zachary Zehr
Gary W. Ostrom Showstopper Award
Muskegon High School – Original rap entitled “Ignorant” – Donovan Sims
Visual Arts
First Place – Reeths-Puffer High School – “Aged Emotions” – Cody Neinas
Second Place – Pentwater High School – “Boxes” – Meagan Grondsma
Third Place – Muskegon High School – “Glow-Vibe” – Kimberly Duncan
Honorable Mention – Mona Shores High School – “It Could Happen to You” – Benjamin Kendall
Honorable Mention – OAISD Careerline Tech Center – “What Cannot Be Wept” – Savannah Bachert
We have teamed up with The Gear Group to offer some additional merchandise to our Showcase Nominees and their families. You can check out the selection on our Showcase Storefront. We’ve got shirts, hoodies, jackets, and even a yard sign to show your support. A portion of proceeds goes to support the program.
Orders may be placed starting now through March 15th. Once all orders are collected, merchandise will be produced and shipped no later than April 1st.
All student nominees will receive a Showcase T-shirt free of charge.
Honorable Mention – Jimmy Cobb, North Muskegon High School, “Suspended Ascent”
Performing Arts – Solo/Duo
1st Place – Kaitlyn Sowles, Grand Haven High School, dance set to “Replaceable” by Sevdaliza
2nd Place – Matthew Leslie, Fruitport High School, marimba solo of “Restless” by Rich O’Meara
3rd Place – Lindsey Bos, Reeths-Puffer High School, clarinet solo of “Variations Sur Un Air Du Pays D’oc” by Louis Cahuzak
Performing Arts – Group
1st Place – “This is Us” featuring Hallie Ackerman, Cassidy Briggs, Ray Brock, Anna Compton, Kyle Goltz, Evan Hodson, Matt Jeroy, Carson Judd, Jonathon Krause, Melanie Lamrock, Elijah Nichols, Madeline Stafford, and Jacob Westerhof – Reeths-Puffer High School, “This is Me” from the movie “The Greatest Showman” by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
2nd Place – James Jordan III, Lindsey Joyce, Tiovanni Knight, and Megan Zelenka – Muskegon Catholic Central High School, “Rewrite the Starts” by Zendaya
3rd Place – “Artios Actors” featuring Breece Hammond, Emily Postma, Josh Postma, and Zoe Thompson – Artios of Grand Haven, original skit entitled “What is Love? A Middle School Drama” written by Breece Hammond
Gary W. Ostrom Showstopper
Hesperia High School – Miguel Escobedo, vocal performance of “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” by Dean Martin
