Composition National Finalists

2025–2026

 

Elementary

Division State Student Teacher
East Central Illinois Emma Packer Christina Tio
Eastern Massachusetts Claire Y. Yang David Ibbett
Northwest Idaho Luke Matthew Peters Yuxin Ouyang
South Central Oklahoma Matilda Joy Lightsey Kathy Thompson, NCTM
Southern Virginia Tilden Mai Evan Meier
Southwest California Kevin Lou Su-Shing Chiu
West Central Iowa Faith Eugenia Villar-Cordova Scott Rosa Scott

 

Junior

Division State Student Teacher
East Central Illinois Reena Shah Susan Slater
Eastern Massachusetts William Zelevinsky Tanya Schwartzman, NCTM
Northwest Washington Junhao Fang Rick Asher
South Central Texas Alex Jameson Landry Jessica Eubanks
Southern North Carolina Ava Tsang Tom Lohr
Southwest Arizona Lillian Ziwei Tan Karalyn Schubring
West Central Minnesota Emma Lu Sarah Miller, NCTM

 

Senior

Division State Student Teacher
East Central Ohio Anchi Hall Tatiana Kats
Eastern Maryland Henry Wallace Golden Dmitri Nazarenko
Northwest Washington Zach Lew Mark Salman
South Central Texas Grant Qu Liang Liang
Southern North Carolina Jesse Lewis Sawaya Jared Miller
Southwest Arizona Iris Li Karalyn Schubring
West Central Colorado Coby Kassner Aaron Stampfl

 

Young Artist

Division State Student Teacher
East Central Michigan Richard Shao Amy Cheng
Eastern New York Landon Thomas Chang Chien-Kwan Lin
Northwest Montana Sylvia Ann Wood Christopher Hahn
South Central Texas Elias Nguyen Minhae Lee, NCTM
Southern Virginia Aidan Darius Mousavi Eric Himy
Southwest Arizona GianCarlo Devanii Lay Christopher Creviston
West Central Missouri Andreas Hiram Landstedt Sean Chen