MHS's Elitsa Ilieva and Scott Morris are Recipients of the 2020 Rockefeller Awards

The 2020 Rockefeller Brothers Award for excellence in the visual arts was presented at last night's Board of Education meeting to Mamaroneck High School's AP art student, Elitsa Ilieva. Elitsa's extraordinary work has been on display at the Mamaroneck Artist Guild's 'Young Artists on the Rise' show, as well as on campus. You can see more of her work, in addition to the piece above, here.

Scott Morris, shown above in Singin' in the Rain, is the recipient of the 2020 Rockefeller Award for excellence in the performing arts. In presenting this award to Scott last night, PACE (Performing Arts Curriculum Experience) Dance Teacher Allison Parsley said, "Scott is an actor. He is a singer, and he is a dancer. Each of Scott's performances in these areas are strong, engaging and are the result of intense work both in and out of the rehearsal room"

Watch Video of Award Presentation to Scott Morris

About the Rockefeller Awards: The Mamaroneck High School Fund for the Fine and Performing Arts was established in April, 1982, with the receipt of a $10,000 award for excellence in arts education from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. In giving this award, Mr. David Rockefeller, Jr. cited Mamaroneck's Fine Arts Department and PACE program for 'outstanding instruction, significant student achievement, and broad administrative and community understanding and support.' Interest from the Fund is used each year to award scholarships to students for outstanding arts achievement.

Congratulations to both Elitsa and Scott on their creative achievements and successes!