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Peninsula Community Theatre
John Raynes Memorial Scholarship
The Peninsula Community Theatre is proud to announce the continuation of the John Raynes Memorial Scholarship Program. A check of $1000 will be presented to the winner of the award at our next annual meeting in June 2010.
To be eligible a student must be graduating in 2010 from a certified high school on the Peninsula. This includes students from Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and York County.
The student must have been accepted by an advanced school or college for the September 2010 semester, with a concentration in acting, directing, technical production, musical theatre, and/or theatre production.
The disbursements of the scholarship proceeds will be made upon proof of registration for the fall semester of the 2010-2011 academic year at an accredited post-secondary institution. Eligibility for scholarship disbursements must be claimed by June, 2010.
Applications will be evaluated by a three member panel appointed by the scholarship chairman. The final decision will be announced no later than May 30th.
2009 John Raynes Memorial Scholarship Winner
Megan Drew Tiller graduated tenth in her class at Warwick High School this past spring, earning both an advanced diploma and the International Baccalaureate diploma. She will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall, the fifth immediate family member to do so. She plans to double major in Theater and English, and after attaining a Master’s degree in Education, would like to become a high school drama teacher. She has been involved with the Peninsula Community Theatre for over six years, performing both roles onstage and helping on the backstage crew. She would like to thank her family for supporting her, and PCT as a whole for believing in her and giving her a chance in the theatrical world.
John Raynes Memorial Scholarship Winners
