Four Lake City High School Students honored by the FRAA

The Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) recently recognized four outstanding seniors with five total awards at Lake City High School on May 30^th.  Each year since 1997, FRAA has awarded the Excellence in Arts Education Awards to graduates from all over Florence County.  This tradition was continued in Lake City as Heather Stevenson, Jarvis Cooper, Deysha Miller and Maliaki Keels were honored. 

Jarvis Cooper was honored for outstanding achievement in chorus. Deysha Miller was presented with the award for being the top graduating senior in LCHS’s dance program.  Maliaki Keels received the honor of top graduate in band.

Heather Stevenson was the only graduating senior in Florence County to receive two Excellence in Arts Education Awards in 2012.  Stevenson took home the honors for both visual arts and drama.    

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.