Annual Teen Star Musical Competition
Teen Star 2026:
Journey Bank Playlist
Our 16th Annual Teen Star Competition is extra special. Contestants chose from a collection of songs straight from our employees’ favorite playlists, featuring a wide mix of genres, generations, and styles.
Come see this year's top 14 finalists perform and compete at the Teen Star Finale Event on Sunday, April 26th, 2pm at Haas Center, Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg.
Get your tickets at any Journey Bank Location for only $5 each! ($7 at the door)
Journey Bank's
Teen Star
Journey Bank is the proud sponsor of this annual competition. The Teen Star Musical Competition is a fun way for us to support our local youth, the performing arts, and area schools. Since debuting in 2011, hundreds of local high school students have courageously and confidently auditioned before our judges in hopes of advancing to the finale and winning the top prize of $2,000! Over the past 15 years, we've awarded $75,000 in prize money to finalists and donated over $56,000 in ticket proceeds to the music departments at our finalists' high schools.
Presenting the 2026 Teen Star Finalists
Emma Berkes
Berwick
Senior
Emma Berkes
Berwick
Senior
Johnnylee Burd
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational Technical School
Sophomore
Johnnylee Burd
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational Technical School
Sophomore
Jake Butters
Loyalsock
Freshman
Jake Butters
Loyalsock
Freshman
Camille Cunningham
Central Columbia
Junior
Camille Cunningham
Central Columbia
Junior
Taryn Davenport
Central Columbia
Junior
Taryn Davenport
Central Columbia
Junior
Caroline Decker
Bloomsburg
Senior
Caroline Decker
Bloomsburg
Senior
Alasia Gaines
Southern Columbia
Senior
Alasia Gaines
Southern Columbia
Senior
Rian Gephart
Montoursville
Senior
Rian Gephart
Montoursville
Senior
Morgan Hersh
Loyalsock
Senior
Morgan Hersh
Loyalsock
Senior
Aiden Mahamadou
Central Columbia
Sophomore
Aiden Mahamadou
Central Columbia
Sophomore
Izzy Marks
Danville
Junior
Izzy Marks
Danville
Junior
Chas Rosler
Central Columbia
Sophomore
Chas Rosler
Central Columbia
Sophomore
Jaslin Shand
Williamsport
Junior
Jaslin Shand
Williamsport
Junior
Jace Traugh
Central Columbia
Junior
Jace Traugh
Central Columbia
Junior
Local high school students register for Teen Star and participate in closed auditions with a panel of independent judges from the music industry.
The judges choose finalists to compete LIVE, on-stage at Mitrani Hall, Haas Center for the Arts at Bloomsburg University. Our expert judges, a cheering audience, and professional stage crew all combine to make for an incredible experience!
The top finalists perform and are critiqued by our judges. Our judges then choose the Top 3 finalists and an audience save to perform one final time.
First place prize is $2,000! The second, third and fourth place finishers win $1,000, $750, and $350.
