I was very pleased once again to have had the opportunity to chair the Arts Institute Group Scholarship Committee. This year AIG raised $800.00 to be given away to scholarships recipients. Another $300.00 was donated from the Alfred J. Mickee Sr. Scholarship Fund and $100.00 for the Stanley and Esther Siudut Memorial Scholarship Fund. We were thrilled to be able to offer $1200.00 in scholarship awards to graduating high school seniors of the Merrimack Valley.
The rules state that the applicant must be a graduating senior in good standing who will attend an art college or pursue an art degree. Each student was asked to submit three original pieces of art along with a short essay expressing why they had chosen the art field. I delivered the scholarship rules and application form letters to each guidance counselor and art teacher in the seven public high schools in the Merrimack Valley.
Eight students complied with all requirements. On April 21 the students brought their work and essays to the Nevins Memorial Library. Jim Collins and I read the essays and discussed each piece of art. It was a very tough decision as all the applicants are very talented. We decided, based on both the artwork and the essays, that each student should receive a part of the scholarship award
Thank you to all who helped make these scholarships possible.
If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund, please call Jim or Silvana for more information.
Respectfully submitted by,
Sharon A. Morley
Scholarship Chairperson
Our 2007 Scholarship Awards recipients are:
Joohee Yoon from the Andover High School, MA- received $250 from the Arts Institute Group Scholarship Award and $100 from the Alfred J. Mickee Sr. Memorial Scholarship Award
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Kelsey Stokes from the Salem High School, NH- received $100 from the Arts Institute Group Scholarship Award and $100 from the Stanley and Esther Siudut Memorial Scholarship Award.
Elizabeth Johnson from the Methuen High School, MA- received $100 from the Arts Institute Group Scholarship Award and $100 from the Alfred J. Mickee Sr. Memorial Scholarship Award.
Kelley Knowles from the Methuen High School, MA- received $50 from the Arts Institute Group Scholarship Award and $100 from the Alfred J. Mickee Memorial Scholarship Award
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Breanna Steinberg from the Methuen High School, MA received $100 from the Arts Institute Group Scholarship Award.
Nataly Costano from the Lawrence High School, MA- received $100 from the Arts Institute Group Scholarship Award.
Lynne Rey from the North Andover High School, MA- received $50 from Arts Institute Group Scholarship Award.
Tina Oza from the North Andover High School, MA received $50 from the Arts Institute Group Scholarship Award.
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