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Dream Big Contest

Congratulations to the 2026 Dream Big finalists!

 

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Visionaries

  •  Rabin Bhandari, 12th Grade, Eastern Technical High School

  • Tyjuan McCoy, 11th Grade, Baltimore Design School

  • Makenzie Parker, 8th Grade, Katherine Johnson Global Academy

  • Olivia Roasa, 9th Grade, Towson High School

  • Samper Weldu, 11th Grade, The Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

  • Brooklyn Casey Wilson, 6th Grade, Waldorf School of Baltimore

  • Sophie Windt, 10th Grade, Baltimore City College

  • Dehvyan Womack, 10th Grade, Bard High School Early College

 

Dreamers

· Bakeel Al-Anesi, 11th Grade, Western School of Technology & Environmental Science

· Victoria Alfaro, 7th Grade, Lakeland Elementary/Middle School

· Bre'Asia Allen, 7th Grade, Katherine Johnson Global Academy

· Eyimofe Asooto, 12th Grade, Eastern Technical High School

· Blake Napier, 7th Grade, Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle School

· Cora Neal, 7th Grade, Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle School

· Shaniyah Tibbs, 10th Grade, Western High School

· Ashely Carreto Vicente, 8th Grade, Katherine Johnson Global Academy

 

Strivers

· Devin Carr, 11th Grade, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

· Sidney DeRamus, 11th Grade, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

· Sahil Tahiri, 12th Grade, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

· Ma'kiyah White, 7th Grade, Pimlico Elementary/Middle School

· Warrith Winthrop, 12th Grade, Baltimore City College

Dream Big Kick-off Event

Baltimore School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble kicks off the afternoon with some smooth grooves

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”-James Baldwin

BSA Jazz Ensemble

Host and former Dream Big 2023 winner, Naima Gordon greets guests.

Director of Education, Denise Kumani Gantt, gets attendees excited for Dream Big 2026

Guests stop by to visit Lyric Baltimore's table managed by Marketing Director, Sam Herr.

Meaghan, Marketing Manager, hosts a raffle to win Dream Big merch and tickets to shows at Lyric Baltimore.

Excited attendees

Ebony Evans, Deputy Director of Education, greets former winners, partners and board members.

BSA Jazz Ensemble

Dr. King had an incredible vision built on principles of justice, equity, and love. In honor of his memory, the Lyric asks Baltimore City and Baltimore County students in grades 5th to 12th to create artworks based on their big dream for a better world. Students are eligible to enter the contest with a 500-word essay; a one-page poem; a piece of visual art; or a 60-second edited video.