Share Your Story Contest

Contest Winners Announced

We would like to thank everyone who submitted a story and the thousands of people who voted. We congratulate all of our winners.

Share Your Story Contest Finalists

Prizes Awarded	Finalist Info	Story Excerpt
Grand Prize Winner $2,500 cash and a $500 JW Pepper gift certificate	Sister Gail Buckman Saint Gabriel the Archangel School Saint Louis, MO	“One never becomes too old to learn new things, and I am a living example of that statement.” Read more.
Second Prize $500 cash and a $500 JW Pepper gift certificate	Bob Cieslinski West Hills Intermediate School Kittanning, PA	“SmartMusic is by far the best practice tool for my students.” Read more.
Third Prize $250 cash and a $250 JW Pepper gift certificate	Martha Boonshaft Garden City Middle School Garden City, NY	“Connor was practicing and received two perfect scores on his Smart Music… All of a sudden I heard a lot of noise from the office where he was practicing.” Read more.
Honorable Mention $200 JW Pepper gift certificate	Casey Clementson Rosemount Middle School Rosemount, MN	“Thanks to SmartMusic, our middle school band program has joined this technological world with great success!” Read more.
Honorable Mention $200 JW Pepper gift certificate	Wayne Dannheim Bronte ISD Bands Bronte, TX	“SmartMusic has had an incredible impact on our music program here in Bronte Texas.” Read more.
Honorable Mention $200 JW Pepper gift certificate	Laura Mazziotti White Plains Middle School White Plains, NY	“After eighteen years of teaching, I had come to know what to expect from my rehearsals.” Read more.
Honorable Mention $200 JW Pepper gift certificate	Paul Shimmons Farwell Area Schools Farwell, MI	“Using SmartMusic here in our school has given my students one more way in which they are becoming successful.” Read more.
Honorable Mention $200 JW Pepper gift certificate	Thomas West Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School Center for Performing and Fine Arts West Chester, PA	“I teach at a unique school. It is a K-12 cyber charter school with an onsite program for the performing and fine arts.” Read more.