CHERYL SIEBS SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORED BY KIWANIS OF CAREFREE

STANLEY, HAUGE-WELLS EARN FIRST PLACE

The 2023 winners of the Cheryl Siebs Vocal Scholarships, made possible by a generous grant from the Kiwanis Club of Carefree, are Autumn Stanley (pictured, left) in the senior division and Madeline Hauge-Wells (pictured, right) in the junior division.

Both attend Boulder Creek High School -- Autumn is in the 11th grade, and Madeline is in ninth. The first-place winners will be featured at the Upscale Singers concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center, 33606 N. 60th St., Scottsdale.

Performing at the Saturday, Dec. 2, concert, also at Cactus Shadows, will be Annalyn Abraham, who won the junior division last year and finished third this time, and Kaitlyn Baird, who finished third in the senior division.

Audience members will remember Annalyn from her performances at the holiday and spring concerts in 2022-23; she will sing "Mary, Did You Know?" Kaitlyn will sing "I Wonder as I Wander."

The scholarship auditions were held at Desert Foothills Lutheran Church.

The list of senior division winners:

1st place: Autumn Stanley, Boulder Creek High School
2nd place: Noelle Hammond, Boulder Creek High School
3rd place: Kaitlyn Baird, Boulder Creek High School
4th place: Jacob Romero, Boulder Creek High School
5th place: Chase Carlisle, Boulder Creek High School
Honorable mention: Lennon Hammond, Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Honorable mention: Rosie Andersen, Boulder Creek High School
Honorable mention: Brandon Thompson, Boulder Creek High School

The list of junior division winners includes:

1st place: Madeline Hauge-Wells, Boulder Creek High School
2nd place: Lottie Andersen, Canyon Springs
3rd place: Annalyn Abraham, Cactus Shadows High School
4th place: Madelyn Westerlind, Glendale Prep Academy

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