The Florence
Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) recently recognized three outstanding seniors Timmonsville
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 in Timmonsville on May 24th as Sebastian Samuel, Niesha Hickman and
Tiffany Alexander were honored.
Niesha
Hickman was honored for outstanding achievement in chorus. Tiffany Alexander was
presented with the award for being the top graduating senior in LCHS’s visual
arts program. Sebastian Samuel received
the honor of top graduate in band.
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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