The Florence
Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) recently recognized two outstanding graduating
seniors at South Florence High School.
Each year since 1997, FRAA has awarded the Excellence in Arts Education
Awards to graduates from all over Florence County. This tradition was continued on May 10th
as Kristine Hayes and LaKeesha Kelley were honored from SFHS.
Kristine
Hayes was honored for outstanding achievement in visual art. LaKeesha Kelley
was presented with the award for being the top graduating senior in SFHS’s chorus
program. Nationally renown playwright
and Francis Marion University English professor Jon Tuttle presented the awards
to Hayes and Kelley.
Graduating
seniors from each of the seven public high school in Florence County are
eligible for the Excellence in Arts Education Awards. Nominations are made by arts teachers and are
based on academic achievement and performance, as well as involvement in school
and community-based arts acitivities and performances.
The Honda of
South Carolina Excellence In Arts Education Awards are part of a broader FRAA Student
Recognition Program that includes the Betty Ann Darby Scholarships, two merit
awards presented annaully to Florence County graduating seniors who will be
pursuing advanced academic or professional degrees with majors in an arts
discipline or in arts education.
For more
information about the Excellence in Arts Education Awards, Betty Ann Darby
Scholarship Program or other Florence Regional Arts Alliance initiatives,
contact Bruce Douglas at peedeearts@gmail.com.
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