Eleanor Wight Memorial Scholarships
2003
The 2003 Eleanor Wight Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Sarah Fine, Ada. The scholarship is given to a graduating high school senior who has been active in the arts and is planning to continue that tradition. It honors the late Eleanor Wight, a long-time supporter of the arts and humanities in Ada and a former member of the Ada Arts and Humanities Council board of directors. The council's logo, shown above, is her design.
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Sarah Fine is the daughter of Dennis and
Anne Fine and plans to attend the University of Tulsa and major in English
and creative writing. She sharpened her writing skills not only through hard
work in school, but through sessions at the Oklahoma Summer Arts institute
and other summer writing workshops; as editor for the Ada High School
newspaper, The Cougar Call, and through her own personal writing
projects. Sarah says she looks forward to future opportunities to continue
the creative writing process. She has won many honors and awards in music, writing and scholarship throughout her academic career. Some of the highlights of those awards include first place honors for editorial writing, editorial page design and personal opinion columns in 2001 and 2002 by the Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Association. She has had work published in the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English Anthology, been listed on numerous academic honor rolls and was part of the All-District Band from 1997-1999. Sarah has also won other music awards, including being named first runner-up in piano, Moderately Difficult I class, by the Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival in spring 2000.
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| Evan Browning, Ada, is the son of Charles and Teresa Browning. He plans to major in engineering and graphic design at the University of Oklahoma, where he also hopes to continue life-long interests in art, music and creative writing. He has numerous activities and awards to his credit, including being named Outstanding English student for Ada High School in 2000 and placing in various scholastic meets at area universities. Evan was named to academic honor rolls throughout high school and belonged to the National Honor Society. He was Drum Major for the Ada High School Marching Band from 2002-2003, and put his artistic side to work designing the high school yearbook cover and T-shirts for various school activities. |
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Nissa Lynd plans to major in the performing arts at the University of Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Sterling and Diana Lynd, Ada. Nissa has a long list of academic honors and activities in dance, music, drama and speech. She received a certificate of appreciation in recognition of outstanding achievement in vocal music in May 2000 and was named to the Oklahoma Ambassadors of Music that same year. She has received high ratings at various district music and drama competitions, including the Ada High School Drama Competition and East Central District Music Contests. Nissa has earned first chair solo honors and played oboe with the East Central University All-District Band, 1997-2002. She has studied dance for 12 years and won honors during her studies at Central Oklahoma Dance Center in Ada. She has been a member of the Ada Cougar Color Guard three years and was that organization's choreographer for the fall 2002 season. |
| Eric Stephen Hollingsworth is the son of Mark and Lynn Hollingsworth, Ada. He plans to study art at Oklahoma State University. Hollingsworth has a life-long interest in art and music and has been a member of the All-District Band and the All State Jazz Band, and received superior ratings in District and State Solo Ensemble in 2002. At Ada High School he participated in the marching, symphonic and jazz bands and was captain of the Academic Team. Despite his musical background, however, Eric says he decided to pursue a career in art, with an emphasis on illustration or animation, after spending time at the Walt Disney Museum of Animation at Disneyland. |
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