WRS Reserved Seats

Created by Dr. Jeffrey Walker and the Pinellas Education Foundation, Walker’s Rising Stars Scholarship Competition is a year-long initiative that helps students hone their audition, portfolio, and performance skills. Participants in Walker’s Rising Stars compete for college scholarships in six categories: Culinary Arts, Dance, Instrumental, Theater, Visual Arts, and Vocal Performance.

Please register below to reserve your seats to the show.

When:
Monday, May 5, 2025

Time:
Theater doors open at 6 p.m.
Show begins at 6:30 p.m.

Location:
Mahaffey Theater
400 First Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701

If you have any questions, please contact Kiersten Keely at 727-588-4816, ext. 2111 or [email protected].

- 2024-2025 Walker's Rising Stars Finalists -

Dance

Emma Keaton
Palm Harbor University High School

Madelyn McRitchie
Seminole High School

Tehya van Deutekom
Palm Harbor University High School

Aubrey Xayasone
Tarpon Springs High School

Instrumental Music

Briana DeStoppelaire
St. Petersburg High School

Kevin Saenz
Osceola Fundamental High School

Tess Thacker
Palm Harbor University High School

Naveen Yengera
Palm Harbor University High School

Theater

Mikaela Diana
East Lake High School

Gabriela Felton
Gibbs High School

Markos Halkias
East Lake High School

Jesielle Rosenberg
Dunedin High School

Visual Arts

Satori Abdur-Rabbani
Gibbs High School

McKayla “Micah” Carwile
East Lake High School

Mia Hipolito
East Lake High School

Kaitlyn Sudduth
Gibbs High School

Vocal

Aiden Levine
Gibbs High School

Jocelyne Lioe
St. Petersburg High School

Phoebe Robinson
Northeast High School

Ava Wagoner
Palm Harbor University High School

Culinary Arts

Coming soon!