WAHC awards scholarships

The Winfield Arts and Humanities Council announced its 2017 scholarships winners. 

All of WAHC's scholarships are made available for residents of the geographical area served by the council.

Sue Jean Covacevich Art Scholarship $750

This year's recipient of the scholarship is recent Cowley College graduate Sheridon Flottman. 

Flottman graduated in 2015 from Winfield High School. During her two years at Cowley, she served as the Art Club vice president. Sheridon also was employed by WAHC for two summers, teaching area youth about the wonders of art. Since 2011, she has also been a photographer for the Walnut Valley Festival.

Sheridon will attend Fort Hays State University this fall.

This year, WAHC's scholarship committee decided to award two of the music scholarships based on the talent of two of the applicants.

Tyler C. Demarree graduated from high school in 2015 and expects to graduate from Southwestern College in 2020. He has been attending Emporia State University, where he has been a member of A Capella Choir and completed four semesters of music education courses. 

As a member of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity, Demarree participated in the Seven Days of Service, which contributes more than 30 hours of community service in a week. Outside the classroom, he has held two on-campus positions; recording technician for the music department and the graphic designer for the athletic department. 

The second scholarship was awarded to Sarrah Sultz, a 2017 Winfield High School graduate. She participated in four years with the drama club, regional solos, state solos, District Honor Choir and All-State Honor Choir. She took first place in the classical vocal division at NATS. 

Sultz was accepted to Kansas State University, where she plans to major in vocal performance and private study.

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