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High School Seniors from St. Pete Win $7,000 Scholarships at Rising Stars Competition
Pinellas County high school students compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships at the 2011 Walker's Rising Stars Scholarship Competition Monday evening at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
High school seniors from St. Petersburg dominated competition at the Walker’s Rising Stars show Monday during a sold out show at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Several walked away with $7,000 college scholarships.
Students competed in the performing arts for the chance to win thousands of dollars in Pinellas Education Foundation scholarships. Young singers, dancers, actors, musicians, artists and videographers vied for top honors.
Lydia Baldwin of Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School, who wore a flowing evening gown for her third act performance, drifted through the hallway backstage and stopped. “We’ve all been practicing for months, and it all comes down to this,” she said.
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The audience played a role, too. Members were instructed to text in their vote for their favorite performances of the night.
After only a few minutes, the votes were in.
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First-place scholarships ($7,000) went to:
- Kelsie Conley (PCCA at Gibbs High School) for visual arts,
- Victoria Statzer (PCCA at Gibbs High School) for dance,
- Sam Jones (St. Petersburg Collegiate High School) for instrumental,
- Ryan Monroe (PCCA at Gibbs High School) for vocal,
- Adam Zeph for drama and
- Josh Faylo and Chase Lewellen (East Lake High School) for video arts.
Fan favorite titles went to:
- Adam Zeph (Dunedin High School),
- Janet Tauszik (East Lake High School),
- Lauralie Bradford (Clearwater High School),
- Jake Bray (Lakewood High School),
- Ryan Monroe (PCCA at Gibbs High School) and
- Aubrey Cheek (Palm Harbor High University).
For a full list of winners, visit this link.
