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THE JOHN A. PLUMER
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MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
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Our 2010 Scholarship Winner . . . Amanda Grafton Amanda Grafton, a senior at Columbia High School in Maplewood, will be graduating in June 2010 and heading to The Manhattan School of Music where she plans to pursue her passion for classical voice/opera. Amanda studies privately with Maestro Ray Evans Harrell and Stephanie Weems of the Magic Circle Opera Repertory Company in Manhattan. She is currently pre-paring a 16-piece recital for June 2010 which she will perform at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Maplewood. Amanda’s career began in the 5 th grade with a role in An Irregular Solution, an original community theater production, where she "got the bug." This was followed by roles during her three years at Maple-wood Middle School – (Narrator) in Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, (Lady Larkin) ) in Once Upon a Mattress, and (Gertrude McFuzz) in Seussical. Also, in junior high, for two summers Amanda earned a place in the Summer Youth Performance Workshops at NJPAC.During her years at Columbia High School, Amanda has been active in the Choral and Musical Theatre programs. She has been in both the Women’s Ensemble and the "Excelsior Singers", a mixed ensemble. She continued theatre with roles as (Ensemble) in Little Shop of Horrors, (Storyteller) in Once on this Island, and (Aunt Em) in the 2009 production of The Wiz.A highpoint for Amanda was during the summer of 2007 when she interned at SOPAC (South Orange Performing Arts Center) giving her the opportunity to direct, produce, and perform in "Beat", an original musical production which received positive reviews by The New York Times and The Star Ledger. Outside of school, Amanda has been a lead singer for the past 6 years in "Trinity", a contemporary Christian band she co-founded within her church. Two years ago, Amanda joined an acapella group, Half Step Up, which per-forms locally for community events and groups. Amanda is an honor roll student who is also a visual artist who loves to paint and draw. She has been active in the school’s Breast Cancer Awareness Club, the American Cancer Society’s fundraisers, the Art Club, and she sits on the board of Guildscript, an award-winning art and literary publication. Amanda is honored to be this year’s recipient of the John A. Plumer Memorial Scholarship. PAST RECIPIENTS
YEMIN SHI, Millburn May 2004 The Music Scholarship Award was initiated by John Plumer
during his year as presi- Selection of the scholarship recipients is administered by our Scholarship Chairman and members of the Executive Committee. Any student beyond the junior year in high school, and wishing to pursue a career in music may qualify as a scholarship applicant. Tax deductible donations to the John A. Plumer Scholarship Fund may be sent to the Maplewood Glee Club, Box 54, Main Office, Maplewood, NJ 07040. Contact our President:
President@maplewoodgleeclub.org
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