Twenty National YoungArts Foundation Winners Named 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
Exhibition and Multidisciplinary Public Performance Directed by Debbie Allen at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts June 20, 2016
MIAMI, May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) congratulates the 52nd class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, announced today by U.S. Secretary of Education John King. The 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts—one of the nation's highest honors for high school students and all of whom are YoungArts Winners—were nominated to The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars for their artistic achievement, and selected based on academic and artistic accomplishments, leadership responsibilities, community service and outreach initiatives, and overall creativity. The award, presented on behalf of the President of the United States, symbolically honors graduating high school seniors of high potential and recognizes up to 161 each year as U.S. Presidential Scholars.
On Monday, June 20 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, an exhibition of works will be on view at the Hall of Nations, and at 8:00PM in the Concert Hall, the performing arts Scholars will participate in "A Salute to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars," a free public performance directed by Debbie Allen.
The 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts are:
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Name |
School City, State |
YoungArts Discipline (Year) |
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Jared Brown |
Dallas, TX |
Dance/Modern (2016) |
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Victoria Canal Tinius |
Gümligen, Bern, Switzerland |
Voice/Singer/Song Writer (2015) |
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Ruwanthi Ekanayake |
Rolling Hills Estates, CA |
Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (2016) |
|
Diana Eusebio |
Miami, FL |
Design Arts (2016) |
|
Zlatomir Fung |
Brattleboro, VT |
Music/Violoncello (2016) |
|
Lydia Graham |
Danville, KY |
Voice/Soprano (2015) |
|
Lauryn Hobbs |
Shaker Heights, OH |
Theater (2016) |
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Katerina McCrimmon |
Miami, FL |
Theater (2016) |
|
Pavithra Nagarajan |
Fremont, CA |
Dance/Classical Indian (2016) |
|
Dario Natarelli |
New York, NY |
Dance/Tap (2016) |
|
Isabella Nilsson |
Shaker Heights, OH |
Writing/Short Story (2016) |
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Aubree Oliverson |
West Jordan, UT |
Music/Violin (2016) |
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Rachel Page |
Washington, D.C. |
Writing/Short Story (2016) |
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Zachary Rapaport |
West Palm Beach, FL |
Visual Arts (2015) |
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Ben Ross |
Santa Monica, CA |
Theater (2016) |
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Audrey Spensley |
Avon Lake, OH |
Writing/Poetry (2015) |
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Sean Stack |
Miami, FL |
Theater (2015) |
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Kaylin Sturtevant |
Dallas, TX |
Dance/Modern (2016) |
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Cornelius Tulloch |
Miami, FL |
Visual Arts & Design Arts (2016) |
|
Nadia Wolff |
Miami, FL |
Visual Arts & Design Arts (2016) |
The first step in becoming a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts is applying to the YoungArts program. Applications for the 2017 program will open later this month. For more information, visit http://www.youngarts.org/apply.
For additional information about U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, please visit http://www.youngarts.org/psa
For more information about YoungArts, visit youngarts.org, facebook.com/YoungArtsFoundation or twitter.com/YoungArts. To watch a brief video about YoungArts, click here.
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