2008 STATE WINNERS

Congratulations to the exceptional entries listed below by state.

They’ve each earned Honorable Mention honors as a 2008 USA WEEKEND Showstopper!

ALABAMA

Cinderella
Providence Christian School, Dothan
Submitted by: Wil Bernstrom, student

ARIZONA

Bye Bye Birdie
Scottsdale Christian Academy, Phoenix
Submitted by: Mark Stoddard, parent

ARKANSAS

Sweeney Todd
Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School, Little Rock
Submitted by: Debbie Howell, teacher

CALIFORNIA

High School Musical
Chaffey High School, Ontario
Submitted by: David Masterson, teacher

COLORADO

Seussical (tie)
Mountain View High School, Loveland
Submitted by: Phil Forman, teacher

Parade (tie)
Denver School of the Arts, Denver
Submitted by: Pamela Luhrs, parent

CONNECTICUT

All Shook Up
Valley Regional High School, Deep River
Submitted by: Ingrid Walsh, teacher

DELAWARE

Evita
Sanford School, Hockessin
Submitted by: Yvonne Perry, parent

FLORIDA

West Side Story
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts, West Palm Beach
Submitted by: Beverly Blanchette, teacher

GEORGIA

Jekyll & Hyde
Mount de Sales Academy, Macon
Submitted by: John Freeman, teacher

HAWAII

Urinetown
Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Kamuela
Submitted by: Makoa Johnson

IDAHO

Sulky, the Christmas Cloud
Boise High School, Boise
Submitted by: Annie Staats, student

ILLINOIS

Little Shop of Horrors
Palatine High School, Palatine
Submitted by: Erik Christensen and Tony Ball, students

INDIANA

Aida
Floyd Central and New Albany high schools, Floyd’s Knob and New Albany, Ind.
Submitted by: Bonny Wise, parent

IOWA

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
East High School, Sioux City
Submitted by: Shelley Molland, teacher

KANSAS

Fiddler on the Roof
Topeka West High School, Topeka
Submitted by: Doug Goheen, teacher

KENTUCKY

Annie Get Your Gun
Highlands High School, Fort Thomas
Submitted by: Barry Petracco, parent

LOUISIANA

Grease
Evangel Christian Academy, Shreveport

Submitted by: Cynthia Whitaker, teacher

MAINE

Into the Woods
Mount Blue High School, Farmington
Submitted by: Deb Mason, parent

MARYLAND

Thoroughly Modern Millie
River Hill High School, Clarksville
Submitted by: Pam Land, teacher

MASSACHUSETTS

Jesus Christ Superstar
Tyngsborough High School, Tyngsborough
Submitted by: Karen Clougher, parent

MICHIGAN

Les Miserables

Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms

Submitted by: Paul DiGiovanni

Photo by Larry Peplin

MINNESOTA

Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat

Thomas Jefferson High School, Bloomington

Submitted by: Russ Purdy, teacher

MISSISSIPPI

Forever Plaid

Amory High School, Amory

Submitted by: Peggy Holmes, teacher

MISSOURI

The Wizard of Oz

Whitfield School, St. Louis

Submitted by: Amy Allen Cano

NEVADA

Peter Pan

Palo Verde High School, Las Vegas

Submitted by: Elle McLemore, student

NEW HAMPSHIRE

The Sound of Music

Oyster River High School, Durham

Submitted by: Trudy Brown, parent

NEW JERSEY

Little Shop of Horrors

Bishop George Ahr High School, Edison

Submitted by: Joseph Walter, parent

NEW MEXICO

Urinetown
Alma d’arte Charter High School, Las Cruces
Submitted by: Megan McQueen, teacher

NEW YORK

The Day the Music Died

Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset

Submitted by: Meg Ginnetty, teacher

NORTH CAROLINA

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Gaston Day School, Gastonia

Submitted by: Holly Mason, teacher

OHIO

Guys and Dolls

Hilliard Davidson High School, Hilliard

Submitted by: Diana Vance and Trace Crawford, teachers

OKLAHOMA

South Pacific

Bartlesville High School, Bartlesville

Submitted by: Susan Mueller, teacher

PENNSYLVANIA

Bye Bye Birdie

Freedom High School, Bethlehem

Submitted by: Jennifer Wescoe, teacher

SOUTH CAROLINA

Godspell

Hilton Head Island High School, Hilton Head Island

Submitted by: Larry Mercer, teacher

SOUTH DAKOTA

Godspell

Roncalli High School, Aberdeen

Submitted by: Brian Schumacher, parent

TENNESSEE

Fame: The Musical

Siegel High School, Murfreesboro

Submitted by: Susan B. Steen, parent

TEXAS

Little Women: The Musical

Prestonwood Christian Academy, Plano

Submitted by: Pamela Hurt, teacher

UTAH

Les Miserables

Northridge High School, Layton

Submitted by: Lindsay Snarr, teacher

VIRGINIA

Pet Sounds

Granby High School, Norfolk

Submitted by: Bruce K. Hanson, teacher

WASHINGTON

Les Miserables

Bellingham, Sehome, Ferndale and Squalicum high schools, Bellingham and Ferndale

Submitted by: Gabriel Vorenkamp, parent

WEST VIRGINIA

Phantom of the Opera

Capital High School, Charleston

Submitted by: Victoria Adkins and Maya Clark, students

WISCONSIN

The Wizard of Oz

Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa

Submitted by: Thomas Thaney, teacher

USA WEEKEND Showstopper! received an inadequate number of entries from Alaska, the District of Columbia, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wyoming to choose winners for those regions.