Half Hollow Hills Student Honored In The 2027 Scholar-Artist Program

Since 2007, the Long Island Arts Alliance’s Scholar-Artist Awards program has recognized students judged to be “the best of the best” on Long Island in both academics and in the arts. This year, Half Hollow Hills is proud to announce that one student was selected to receive an Award of Merit.

Half Hollow Hills High School East’s Anna Hu received an Award of Merit in Visual Arts.

She joins other students across Long Island selected as Scholar-Artists and Award of Merit recipients for their skills and talents in the areas of music, visual arts, dance, theater, or media arts. Hu represents the latest in a proud tradition of Half Hollow Hills students recognized through this prestigious program.

To receive this designation, students must be graduating seniors nominated by their school for representing the highest level of artistic excellence, submit a portfolio of their work for consideration by the selection committee, and demonstrate superior academic achievement with an unweighted grade point average of 90 or above.

"Being recognized by the Scholar-Artist program is one of the highest honors for a student-artist on Long Island," said Jon Trapani, Director of Fine Arts at Half Hollow Hills. "Anna’s visual arts portfolio truly stands out, and we are thrilled to see her exceptional talent celebrated on this prestigious stage."

The Scholar-Artist awards, given by the Long Island Arts Alliance in conjunction with Newsday and the New York Community Bank Foundation, are presented to 20 Long Island high school seniors who are featured in Newsday over the course of the 10-month school year. The Awards of Merit are given to an additional 20 students who receive a certificate at the Long Island Arts Alliance Gala and are listed on the Newsday website.

For more information, please visit the Long Island Arts Alliance Scholar-Artist Awards page: https://longislandartsalliance.org/scholar-artist-awards/.

An education-oriented community with high academic expectations, the Half Hollow Hills Central School District is located in a residential area of 50,000 people in the central part of Long Island, approximately 40 miles from New York City. Providing for the education of approximately 7,200 students, the school district has five elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools. Half Hollow Hills High Schools are fully accredited by the New York State Department of Education. The district is committed to providing all students with equitable opportunities to excel in academics, athletics and the arts.