Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Winners, March 15

March 21, 2026

Palmer Ridge High School (PRHS) senior Xavier Gonzalez won the top prize of $2,000 at the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15. Gonzalez’s piano playing wowed the judges at the competition held at PRHS. Whether it was trying to compare instrumentals to gymnastics or singing and musical theatre or if it was just the talent of the performers, it took the judges about 45 minutes to make their decisions, much longer than usual. The second-place high school prize of $1,000 went to Bonneyclaire Patterson of PRHS who played baritone sax while the $500 third-place prize was won by Lewis-Palmer senior Jonathan Lilley who sang a musical theater number. Among middle-schoolers, the $750 top prize went to Lewis-Palmer pianist Jack Wittenborn while homeschooled violist Katherine Rose Johnson took home the $500 prize. Finally, fifth-grade pianist Esther Hunt of Prairie Winds won the $500 elementary school award. **Pictured from the left** are Esther Hunt, Jack Wittenborn, Katherine Rose Johnson, Xavier Gonzalez, Bonneyclaire Patterson, and Jonathan Lilley.Photo. by Michael Weinfeld.

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Xavier Gonzalez plays the piano. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Bonneyclaire Patterson plays the baritone sax. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Jonathan Lilley sings a musical theater number. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Katherine Rose Johnson plays the viola. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Jack Wittenborn plays the piano. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Esther Hunt plays the piano. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Esther Hunt is all smiles after receiving her award from MHKC President Jim Head. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Jonathan Lilley accepts his third-place trophy from MHKC President Jim Head. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Bonnieclaire Patterson and MHKC President Jim Head. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Xavier Gonzalez and MHKC President Jim Head. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Katherine Rose Johnson and MHKC President Jim Head. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

At the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show on March 15, Jack Wittenborn and MHKC President Jim Head. Photo by Michael Weinfeld

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