Local students’ creativity recognized during awards ceremony
The Fayette County Cultural Trust and the Connellsville Rotary Club recognized a number of local students during the recent Fayette County Achievement in the Arts Awards ceremony..
Awards were presented to students from each of the seven county high schools. FCCT Executive Director Daniel Cocks said the honorees were selected by their respective teachers, and each was presented with a certificate from the cultural trust and the Rotary club, along with a $100 stipend.
This year’s winners are:
Albert Gallatin – Seth Springsteen (music), Kaelyn Rozgony (theatre) and Madison Foley (visual arts);
Brownsville Area – Brock Allen Vasbinder Jr. (music), Alysee Teeter (theatre) and Casey Moats (visual arts);
Connellsville Area – Alexandra Huffman (music), Sophia Hamilton (theatre) and Payton Cooley (visual arts);
Frazier – Trystan Elli Strickler (music), Maura Eckman (theatre) and Nathaniel Chamberlain (visual arts);
Geibel – Gracie Rodriguez (music)
Laurel Highlands – James Ainsley (music), Thomas Bradley (theatre) and Bailey Lemansky (visual arts);
Uniontown Area – Malcolm Patton (music), Avery Lax (theatre) and Sadie Harvey (visual arts).
Cocks said flexing their creative muscles helps students learn to think outside the box.
“The arts show creativity. There are a lot of different things that go into the arts. Thinking, projection – all these things that are very important, I would say, in today’s society,” he noted.
For more information, or to make a donation, visit www.fayettetrust.org/achievement-in-the-arts.