TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson Unified School District is hosting "The Superintendent's Concert," this Wednesday.
Four students will be honored for their musical achievements with scholarships to pay for the furthering of their music career.
Sydney Wall is a senior at Catalina High School. She says she plans to use the money to buy herself a new viola.
“I can continue music. I've never really owned my own instrument. So owning an orchestra instrument, my own would allow me to continue music, maybe even into college,” said Wall.
Wall plans to attend the University of Arizona and earn a minor in music.
Other recipients of the scholarships include Sadiqa Yunis, Charlotte Bol and Atreylyn Freeman.
Yunis immigrated to the United States from Iraq two years ago.
Yunis says she plans to use her money to also purchase a better instrument and pay for lessons so she can reach her goal of earning a music scholarship at Harvard.
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Blake Phillips is a reporter for KGUN 9. Originally from St. Louis, Mo., Blake grew up in Sierra Vista. During his college tenure at the Missouri School of Journalism, Blake worked for the NBC affiliate KOMU-TV in Columbia. He is excited to return to a place he calls home and give back to the community in which he grew up. Share your story ideas and important issues with Blake by emailing blake.phillips@kgun9.com.
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