2010 / 2011 Upscale Singers
Scholarship Profiles
Scholarship Profiles
Daphne Sietz, 1st Place ...
a freshman at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem … has performed with the Starlight Community Theater … sings with her church choir at St. Rose … won the Upscale Singers 1st place Junior High scholarship in 2009 …
only freshman in the show choir at her high school
a freshman at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem … has performed with the Starlight Community Theater … sings with her church choir at St. Rose … won the Upscale Singers 1st place Junior High scholarship in 2009 …
only freshman in the show choir at her high school
Sr. High Division
The Upscale singers are proud to award music scholarships to local students in an annual competition. This fall, over 40 students participated in the auditions, and ten junior and senior high students received over $3000. The moneys go directly to the vocal music teacher of the winner’s choice.
Melissa Nelson, 2nd Place …
a sophomore at Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek … organized the first “Rock the District” concert in 2009, a concert to benefit CCUSD’s music programs … has multiple performances with Desert Foothills Theater, Gecko Teatro, etc. etc. … once went “busking” (or playing for sidewalk tips) in Tempe where she earned $70 and had fun
Ali Johnson, 3rd Place …
a junior at Cactus Shadows High School … a member of student council … will sing a solo at the Carefree Christmas Festival on Dec. 14th … recently sang a solo “Love Never Dies” at her cousin’s wedding, and made a recording
Rhiannon Malkow, 4th Place …
a senior at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem … sings with Bel Canto, Women’s Show Choir, Honor choir, and is an assistant conductor in Cantate, all with Kirk Douglas at BCHS … recently accepted at the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts, where she’ll major in vocal performance
Cassie Poincelot, 5th Place …
a junior at the New School for the Arts in Tempe … wants to study music performance and music production in college … When asked about her favorite musical memory, Cassie wrote the following:
I was in the Honors Choir at Cactus Shadows. We had just performed in the state choir festival and were anxiously waiting on the bus to hear our results. Mr. Wykoff, our director, walked on the bus, holding the manila envelope. When he took out our plaque, we saw that we had earned a superior with distinction and the highest scores out of all the other choirs. Nothing can beat that sensation of everybody’s mutual feelings of pride and happiness on that small public school bus!
Joanna Richardson, Honorable Mention …
a freshman at Cactus Shadows … has performed with Teatro Gecko, the Upscale Kids, and her school choirs … is on the CSHS golf team … composed an award-winning song in middle school …
Sierra Ruiz, Honorable Mention …
a freshman at Boulder Creek High School … won the Tempe Town Lake Star Spangled Idol contest with her younger sister, and sang the national anthem in front of 50,000 people on the 4th of July … plays volleyball and takes guitar lessons …
a sophomore at Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek … organized the first “Rock the District” concert in 2009, a concert to benefit CCUSD’s music programs … has multiple performances with Desert Foothills Theater, Gecko Teatro, etc. etc. … once went “busking” (or playing for sidewalk tips) in Tempe where she earned $70 and had fun
Ali Johnson, 3rd Place …
a junior at Cactus Shadows High School … a member of student council … will sing a solo at the Carefree Christmas Festival on Dec. 14th … recently sang a solo “Love Never Dies” at her cousin’s wedding, and made a recording
Rhiannon Malkow, 4th Place …
a senior at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem … sings with Bel Canto, Women’s Show Choir, Honor choir, and is an assistant conductor in Cantate, all with Kirk Douglas at BCHS … recently accepted at the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts, where she’ll major in vocal performance
Cassie Poincelot, 5th Place …
a junior at the New School for the Arts in Tempe … wants to study music performance and music production in college … When asked about her favorite musical memory, Cassie wrote the following:
I was in the Honors Choir at Cactus Shadows. We had just performed in the state choir festival and were anxiously waiting on the bus to hear our results. Mr. Wykoff, our director, walked on the bus, holding the manila envelope. When he took out our plaque, we saw that we had earned a superior with distinction and the highest scores out of all the other choirs. Nothing can beat that sensation of everybody’s mutual feelings of pride and happiness on that small public school bus!
Joanna Richardson, Honorable Mention …
a freshman at Cactus Shadows … has performed with Teatro Gecko, the Upscale Kids, and her school choirs … is on the CSHS golf team … composed an award-
Sierra Ruiz, Honorable Mention …
a freshman at Boulder Creek High School … won the Tempe Town Lake Star Spangled Idol contest with her younger sister, and sang the national anthem in front of 50,000 people on the 4th of July … plays volleyball and takes guitar lessons …