July 02, 2024
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DeKalb, Sycamore high schoolers awarded Kishwaukee orchestra scholarships

By Shaw Local News Network
(Left to right); Keira Specht, Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra board member Victoria Young, and Ellison Xu

(Left to right); Keira Specht, Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra board member Victoria Young, and Ellison Xu (Photo provided by the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra )

DeKALB – The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra recently awarded four DeKalb and Sycamore high school students KSO Senior Musician Scholarships.

The scholarships were presented to Keira Specht and Ellison Xu of DeKalb High School and Stephanie Kim and Makena Ndicu of Sycamore High School, according to a news release.

Kim will study interdisciplinary health sciences. Ndicu intends on majoring in oboe performance and minoring in music business minor. Specht plans on studying violin performance. Xu will double major in harp performance and actuarial science or music and mathematics.

The scholarship is awarded to musicians graduating from DeKalb County high schools. The students must have performed in a high school instrumental music ensemble and will be a college instrumental music ensemble member. The scholarship also supports the students continuing education and musical development.

For information, visit kishorchestra.org/donate or email musicoutreach@kishorchestra.org.

(Left to right); Stephanie Kim and Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra personnel manager Lynn Hansen. Not pictured is KSO Senior Musician Scholarship recipient Makena Ndicu.

(Left to right); Stephanie Kim and Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra personnel manager Lynn Hansen. Not pictured is KSO Senior Musician Scholarship recipient Makena Ndicu. (Photo provided by the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra )

This story was updated at 2″10 p.m. June 30, 2024, to correct an earlier version which misstated the scholarship recipients’ high schools.

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