The Elizabeth Scott Vocal/Choral Bursary committee is presenting an award to another talented young singer.
Sidney Cummings, of Armstrong, will be starting her studies at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria in September.
Like previous winners of the bursary, Cummings’ dream has been to make the performing arts her career.
A graduate of Pleasant Valley Secondary School, she achieved the highest mark in B.C. for both her Grade 6 and 7 Royal Conservatory exams, for which she received a gold medal, and was subsequently honoured with a Recognition of Excellence award from the City of Armstrong.
Cummings has studied classical voice for the past 10 years with Terry Logan and also sung in Logan’s all-female choir Chantant.
Her solo roles have included being a guest soloist with the Aura Chamber Choir and the Vernon Community Singers. She was also judged best-of-the-fest at the 2014 Shuswap Music Festival.
Besides her vocal commitments, which include singing O Canada at local lacrosse and hockey games, Cummings has had a very full school life involving basketball, adrenaline dance team, honour roll standings in both Grades 11 and 12, and as a student teaching assistant in her physical education class.
She has also taken part in community activities such as singing at Abbeyfield House and being a youth group leader with Young Life, Canada, where she mentored relationships with other youth.
Her letters of reference all refer to her admirable attributes.
“She is inspirational, helpful, independent, bright, caring, honest, friendly, creative and extremely responsible,” said PVSS principal Abass El Gazzar.
