FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Mark Kaufman 860-355-0025
The Shepaug
Friends of Music has announced the recipients of their 2007 Scholarship
Awards.
The Spring
Choral Concert at Shepaug High School was an exciting evening for all in
attendance because of the diverse musical offerings provided by the Shepaug
Choral and Band programs; but four graduating seniors went home more excited
than the rest. They are the recipients
of the Shepaug Friends of Music annual scholarships.
Shepaug Friends
of Music provides scholarships on an annual basis for students who have made
significant contributions to music and music programming at Shepaug High
School. This includes public as well as
academic performances, participation in Shepaug music programs and a
willingness to assist others while championing the role of music at Shepaug.
This year four
scholarships were presented, two Merit Scholarships and two Recurring
Scholarships. The Recurring Scholarship is new this year and is presented to
graduates who are pursuing music as a career.
The recipient receives an award each year for four years, provided the
recipient maintains his or her status as a music major.
Shepaug Friends
of Music is dedicated to fostering an appreciation of music among students who
reside in the Shepaug Valley Region by providing training and performances that
go beyond the opportunities available through existing educational curriculum. Perhaps the most significant contribution
SFOM makes every year is the presentation of scholarships to several graduating
Seniors.
The first
scholarship was presented in 2004, which was also the inception of SFOM. Since that time, the organization has
presented over $20,000 in scholarships to graduating students.
This year’s
recipients were: Sarah Edwards, David
Easter, Jenna Bollard and Charlie VanKirk.
Sarah and David
each received $1,000 scholarships, while Jenna and Charlie each received a
multi-year scholarship totaling $5,000.
In addition to
the Scholarships, two middle school awards were presented: Tyler Palmese and
Callie Huber both received awards to recognize their outstanding contribution
to the music programming at Shepaug Middle School.
Two students
were also selected from each of the three elementary schools to receive awards:
Booth Free
School: Emily Chin and David Geyer
Burnham
School: Amanda Payne and Michael Leslie
Washington
Primary School: Connor Fitzpatrick and
Summer Mercier
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