The Majestic Empire Foundation's Joci Awards
San Antonio, TX
2026 Ceremony Date: May 17, 2026
The Joci Awards are San Antonio and South Texas’s premier talent-based scholarship and arts education program, elevating exceptional high school performers and the schools that support them. Founded by The Majestic Empire Foundation, the program provides year-round arts education and culminates in a Broadway-caliber showcase on the historic stage of the Majestic Theatre. With more than $2.3 million in scholarships awarded to date, the Joci Awards strengthen high school theatre programs while launching young artists toward bold futures—onstage and beyond.
Nominees
2025
Danica Feig
Eva Peron, Evita
Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Trip Shirah
Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can
McAllen High School
2024
Kruz Maldonado
Pippin, Pippin
John M. Harlan
Victoria Martinez
Penelope Pennywise, Urinetown
McAllen High School
2023
Cameron Duggins
The Beast, Disney's Beauty and The Beast
Ronald Reagan High School
Hannah Jenkins
Fanny Brice, Funny Girl
North East School of the Arts
2022
Nicholas Barrón
Dominique, The Baker's Wife
Northeast School of the Arts
Anna Zavelson
Anya, Anastasia
Vandegrift High School
2021
Naliah Hernandez
North East School of the Arts
Grant Pace
ZACH Performing Arts Academy
2019
Katie Bulen
The Drowsy Chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone
William Howard Taft High School
Jackson Hager
Horace Vandergelder, Hello, Dolly!
Ronald Reagan High School
2018
Bella Campos
Ado Annie, Oklahoma!
Ronald Reagan High School
Andrew Swetonic
Curly, Oklahoma!
Ronald Reagan High School
2017
Preston Perez
Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera
North East School of the Arts
Adriel Salinas
Carlotta, The Phantom of the Opera
North East School of the Arts
2016
Travis Anderson
Bert, Mary Poppins
North East School of the Arts
Madeline Barbara Burrow
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins
North East School of the Arts
2015
Travis Anderson
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Anything Goes
North East School of the Arts
Sabrina Mari Uriegas
Belle, Beauty and the Beast
Saint Dominic Savio Catholic High School
2014
Aria Braswell
Johanna, Sweeney Todd
North East School of the Arts
Aaron Taylor
Seaweed J. Stubbs, Hairspray
North East School of The Arts/Lee High School