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Arts Scholars Ceremony 2003 |
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Fifteen students from throughout Contra Costa County were honored on June 6 as gifted
and talented artists who were selected to participate in an intensive pre-professional training
program at the California Summer School for the Arts in Valencia.
Honors were bestowed upon the students during a public ceremony, arranged by the Arts
and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County. The event was followed by a reception at Morrow
House, the commission's headquarters a block away at 1236 Escobar Street. Each of the students
received bronze medallions emblazoned with the California state seal and citations.
Listed with their city of residence, school, and arts discipline, the honorees were:
- Kirby Barajas, El Cerrito
Berkeley High - visual arts
- Christopher Fortin, El Cerrito
El Cerrito High School - animation
- Leslie Fraser, Pinole
St. Mary's College High School - dance
- Jasmine Hart Poindexter, El Sobrante
De Anza High School - visual arts
- Natasha Arora, Walnut Creek
Northgate High School - creative writing
- Amanda Berkson-Brand, Walnut Creek
Northgate High School - creative writing
- Enzo Cellucci, Alamo
Monte Vista High School - theater
- Kimberly Hidalgo, Walnut Creek
Northgate High School - music vocal
- Stephanie Jamieson, Concord
Northgate High School - dance
- Meredith Spencer, Concord
College Park High School - creative writing
- Ethan Kirschbaum, Orinda
Miramonte High School - dance
- Grace Menary-Winefield, Orinda
Miramonte High School - theater
- Jenefer Taylor, Orinda
Bentley High School - theater
- Clarence Lewis IV, Antioch
San Francisco School of the Arts - theater
- Christopher Liem, Lafayette
De La Salle High School - visual arts
All were among 520 students selected from 1,400 applicants for the California Summer
School for the Arts. This is the 17th year of the program, which ran from July 12 to August 9, 2003 in
which 7,300 students have participated. Students receive rigorous training to enhance their skills in
performing and visual arts, creative writing, and animation.
Funding for the program was provided by a grant from Union Bank of California.
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