Arts Programs Welcome Scholarship Recipients
By GARY STALLARD
AC News Service
Angelina College’s School of Visual and Performing Arts on Thursday welcomed its new and returning scholarship recipients in a “Signing Day” ceremony held inside the Angelina Center for the Arts building.
More than 20 future artists from throughout East Texas were on-hand with friends and family to celebrate their entries into one of the four major arts divisions: Visual and Graphic Arts, Theater, Choir and Music.
AC’s arts programs have a history of developing student talents for both personal growth and professional opportunities.
Beckie Compton, Chair of AC’s Visual and Performing Arts division, said the Signing Day continues to be a source of excitement for all those involved.
“It’s exciting to see all the support from the families and friends who come here with the students,” Compton said. “It’s also exciting to see students making a progression in their education and continuing that track.
“But it’s also very exciting to see how our (VPA faculty and staff) efforts rewarded. Actions are rewarded, and not intentions. It’s so good to see our hard work paying off in the growth of our programs.”
Following is the list of students (with hometowns of record), their chosen programs and the corresponding instructors:
Visual Arts (Le’Anne Alexander, instructor): Gabrielle Wallace (Central HS, Lufkin); Alejandra Rodriguez (Lufkin); Addison Martin (Lufkin); Natalie Green (Huntington); Elizabeth Goodwin (Lead Academy) and MacKenna Shores (Lufkin).
Choir (Beckie Compton, instructor): Angel Orta (Lufkin); Melody Johnson (Hudson); Kaleigh Minton (Hudson); LaJoy Hood (Lufkin); Samantha Leigh Burns (Lufkin); Lachlan Carnley (Lufkin); Cheslee Stidham (Lufkin); Llana Baugh (Choir); Julian Chavez (Lufkin); and Raylyn Odum (Hudson HS, Lufkin).
Theater (Kary Raine, instructor): Gustavo Garcia (Lufkin); Jonathan Vaughn (Zavalla); Jaedyn McCoy (Lufkin); Kassandra Anderson (Diboll); Mason Rodriguez (Broaddus); and Kayla Sowell (Broaddus).
For further information on AC’s Visual and Performing arts programs, contact Beckie Compton at bcompton@angelina.edu.
For any other information regarding Angelina College, contact Krista Brown at kbrown@angelina.edu.
Photo caption:
Angelina College’s School of Visual and Performing Arts recently held its “Signing Day” ceremony for students signing their respective scholarships for either Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Theater, Choir or Music programs. Not pictured: Elizabeth Goodwin. (Gary Stallard/AC News Service)