Thirteen Young Artists Awarded Scholarships by The Alden

PHOTO: 2015 Macdonald Scholarship winners (from left) Madeleine Walker (Dance), Alex Stone (Theatre and Vocal Music), Jennie Kim (Visual Arts) and Eric Lin (Instrumental Music) with MCC Governing Board Cahir Chad Quinn. Photo by Lisa Helfert Photography.

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The Alden in McLean awarded scholarships to13 local high school students for successfully competing in the 2015 James C. Macdonald Fine Arts Scholarship Competition, according to the McLean Community Center.

Following a preliminary audition and a final completion at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, the prizes were presented by MCC Governing Board Chair Chad Quinn and Performing Arts Director Sarah Schallern. The Alden is housed in the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.

The James C. Macdonald Fine Arts Scholarship Competition encourages artistic achievement and promotes study in the arts by high school students who reside or attend school in the McLean district (Small Tax District 1A, Dranesville). Scholarship prizes of $1,200 are awarded to students placing first in each of five categories: Dance, Instrumental Music, Theatre, Visual Arts and Vocal Music. Second-place winners are awarded $800 and third-place winners win $400.

DANCE

First Place
Madeleine Walker, McLean High School

Second Place
Xiang “Mia” Yi, McLean High School

Third Place
Savanna Hunter, McLean High School

THEATRE

First Place
Alex Stone, McLean High School

Second Place
Jack Posey, McLean High School

Third Place
Claire Hungar, Homeschooled

VISUAL ARTS

First Place

Jennie Kim, Langley High School

Second Place
Catherine Park, Langley High School

Third Place
Suhyun Yoon, McLean High School

VOCAL MUSIC

First Place
Alex Stone, McLean High School

Second Place
Nicole Sheehan, McLean High School

Third Place
Lily Lord, McLean High School

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

First Place
Eric Lin, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology