{"id":509076,"date":"2025-08-19T19:59:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/mhsa\/?page_id=509076"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:21:31","slug":"recent-awards-recognition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/about\/recent-awards-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Awards &amp; Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;page-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Students at Milwaukee High School of the Arts (MHSA) earn national and regional recognition in music, literary arts, and more.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Literary Arts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2023 | <strong>Jonah Johnson<\/strong>, <em>Finalist \u2013 Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2023 | <strong>Jonah Johnson<\/strong>, <em>National Champion \u2013 Forensics<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Music<\/h2>\n<h3>Downbeat Magazine Student Music Awards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2025 | <strong>Lex V. Crump<\/strong>, <em>Winner \u2013 Blues\/Pop\/Rock Soloist<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2025 | <strong>Vocal Jazz Ensemble<\/strong>, <em>Outstanding Performance \u2013 Latin Group<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2024 | <strong>Lily Elon Edmond<\/strong>, <em>Outstanding Performance \u2013 Blues\/Pop\/Rock Soloist<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2024 | <strong>Akira Harris<\/strong>, <em>Winner \u2013 Blues\/Pop\/Rock Soloist<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2024 | <strong>Dystince Robertson<\/strong>, <em>Outstanding Performance \u2013 Vocal Jazz Soloist<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2022 and 2023 | <strong>Damien Blair<\/strong>, <em>Winner \u2013 Jazz Arrangement<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2021 | <strong>MHSA<\/strong>, <em>Outstanding Performance \u2013 Large Vocal Jazz Group<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2021 | <strong>MHSA<\/strong>, <em>Outstanding Performance \u2013 Latin Group<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2019 | <strong>MHSA<\/strong>, <em>Outstanding Performance \u2013 Large Vocal Jazz Group<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2017 | <strong>Kaprice Maxwell<\/strong>, <em>Outstanding Performance \u2013 Vocal Jazz Soloist<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2017 | <strong>Charisma Carson<\/strong>, <em>Winner \u2013 Blues\/Pop\/Rock Soloist<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2015 | <strong>MHSA<\/strong>, <em>Outstanding Performance \u2013 Large Vocal Jazz Group<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial portrait_url=&#8221;https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/mhsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/MHSA_Damien-Blair.jpeg&#8221; quote_icon_color=&#8221;gcid-primary-color&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf001;||fa||900&#8243; portrait_width=&#8221;100px&#8221; portrait_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22quote_icon_color%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square by Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin |\u00a0Arranged by Damien Blair, Milwaukee High School of the Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L9Z6EvlxdeE?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Listen to Damien&#8217;s award-winning arrangement.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>YoungArts National Competition<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2025 | <strong>Lex V. Crump<\/strong>, <em>Winner \u2013 Classical Voice<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2025 | <strong>Amiracle Evans<\/strong>, <em>Winner \u2013 Popular Voice<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2024 | <strong>Akira Harris<\/strong>, <em>Winner \u2013 Popular Voice<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2023 | <strong>Charley Vander Molen<\/strong>, <em>Honorable Mention \u2013 Popular Voice<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2018 | <strong>Princess Vaulx<\/strong>, <em>Merit \u2013 Jazz Voice<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2017 | <strong>Charisma Carson<\/strong>, <em>Merit \u2013 Popular Voice<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Awards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) | <strong>Kaprice Maxwell<\/strong>, <em>Gold Medalist \u2013 Jazz Voice<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Visual Art &amp; Design<\/h2>\n<h3>2025 | Wisconsin State Fair Young People\u2019s Art Exhibit<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Delia Bozich<\/strong>, <em>First Place \u2013 Senior Painting, Second Place \u2013 Printmaking<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shanaya Cannon<\/strong>, <em>First Place \u2013 Watercolor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Andre Ceballos-Olea<\/strong>, <em>Second Place \u2013 Oil Pastel<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cyrus Hourihan<\/strong>, <em>Second Place \u2013 Printmaking<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Niemiac<\/strong>, <em>Second Place \u2013 Colored Pencil<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica Ramirez<\/strong>, <em>Digging Local Award<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Donavon Reed<\/strong>, <em>First Place \u2013 Watercolor and Marker<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eamon Smith<\/strong>, <em>Second Place \u2013 Ink<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reed Sturrock<\/strong>, <em>Second Place \u2013 Watercolor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>George Willis<\/strong>, <em>First Place \u2013 Acrylic<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students at Milwaukee High School of the Arts (MHSA) earn national and regional recognition in music, literary arts, and more.Literary Arts 2023 | Jonah Johnson, Finalist \u2013 Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate 2023 | Jonah Johnson, National Champion \u2013 Forensics Music Downbeat Magazine Student Music Awards 2025 | Lex V. 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