TUCSON, Ariz. — The Pima County Youth Arts Scholarship awarded scholarships to eight graduating seniors from schools in Southern Arizona.
In total, they were awarded $17,120 to help them pursue higher education at Pima County Community College or Tohono O’odham Community College during the upcoming school year.
Each student received a $2,140 scholarship for demonstrating excellence in dance, music, theater, visual arts, media arts or literary arts.
The financial awards were more than doubled this year, thanks to private donations.
The students who received the scholarships were:
- Andrea Lopez, City High School, Visual Arts
- Lesay Lopez , Project MORE High School, Visual Arts
- Colter Pauley, City High School, Visual Arts
- Emmanuelle Alvarez Romo, Sunnyside High School, Music
- Olivia Rosenberg , Sky Islands High School, Visual Arts
- Miette Stewart, Tucson Magnet High School, Film/Video
- Carlos Sanchez, Sunnyside High School, Visual Arts
- Sofia Urcadez, Desert View High School, Poetry
“The creative thinking skills our scholarship recipients are exhibiting at this early stage in life will give them the tactical advantage to adapt, innovate and become whomever they imagine themselves into being. We are proud of you, and support you in your efforts to explore and invent beauty,” said Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona Executive Director Adriana Gallego.
