2025 WINNERS

The 2025 SFAAwards were held on Sunday, April 6 to celebrate dozens of exceptional student artists in the Fort Worth area.

Special thanks to our 2025 SFAAwards Sponsors: J. Brooks and Yann Coatanlem, Creel Family Philanthropies, Virginia Dalbeck, The East Family, Folsom Point Charities, Higginbotham Community Fund at North Texas Community Foundation, Lands and Dwellings by Allen Crumley, John and Jamie Malonis, Catherine and Chad Parsons, Molly & Rusty Reid, the Reilly Family Foundation, Demar and Frank Sciuto, Paul and Cindy Weatherall

Excellence in Visual Arts

Winners in 3D Art:

Harper Pebley for “Albatross” (All Saint's’ Episcopal School)
June Rae West for “Roaming Razorback” (Southwest Christian School)

Winners in Painting:

June Harris for “Hold Your Breath/Little Hands” (Paschal High School)
Ashton Theesfeld for “David Bowie” (Fort Worth Country Day)

Winners in Drawing

Chloe Christian for “Evergreen” (Arlington Heights High School)
Jessica Lucas for “Cloth and Bird”(Trinity Valley School)

Winners in Photography

Eva Elmore for “Sight” (Arlington Heights High School)
Genevieve Rudner for “Rome” (Fort Worth Country Day)

Excellence in Theatre

Winners in Monologue Performance

Law Peachy-Williams for the submission from A Woman of No Importance (I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA)
Lucas Steele for “The Box Monologue” from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Aledo High School)

Winners in Musical Theatre Vocal Performance

Lorenzo Perez for “If I Didn’t Believe You” from The Last Five Years (All Saints’ Episcopal School)
Priscilla Lambis for “Journey to the Past” from Anastasia (Fort Worth Country Day)

Winners in Technical Theatre & Design

Olivia Asay for Lighting Design of The Addams Family: School Edition (Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts)
Anna Tabor-Martin for Costume Design of The Addams Family: School Edition (Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts)
Emma Tysinger for Sound Design of The Sound of Music (Paschal High School)

Excellence in Dance

Winners in Dance Performance

Izzy DeLo for “Heaven” (Arlington Heights High School)
Brooklynn Fox for “Self Reliance” (I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA)

Winners in Dance Choreography

Addison Ratcliffe for “Reminisce” (I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA)
Avery Scroggins for “Drive You Home” (Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts)

Excellence in Voice

Winners in Classical Vocal Performance

Lois Botelua for “Silent Noon” (Saginaw High School)
Catherine Gibson for “O Del Mio Dolce Ardor” (Arlington Heights High School)

Winners in Contemporary Vocal Performance

Mel Garsek for “I Like Like You” (Paschal High School)
Lola Mason for “Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin (Southwest Christian School)

Excellence in Music

Winners in Classical Solo Instrumental Performance

Harper Berzon for “Bruch Violin Concerto” (I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA)
Sean Hong for an excerpts from “Cello Concerto” by Lalo, Movement 1 (Fort Worth Country Day)

Winners in Contemporary Solo Instrumental Performance

Kade Ewing for “Blue and Sentimental” (Paschal High School)
Thomas Melton for “Greensleeves” (Paschal High School)