CHERYL SIEBS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Noelle Hammond (pictured with Upscale Singers director Margaret Watson and board president Amos Miner) and Annalyn Abraham are the 2022 winners of the Cheryl Siebs Vocal Scholarships, made possible by a generous grant from the Kiwanis Club of Carefree.

Auditions for the scholarships were held Nov. 3 and 5 at Desert Hills Presbyterian Church. Upscale's judges met afterward to choose the winners, who will have the opportunity to sing in our Christmas and spring concerts. Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Carefree, the scholarship winners will receive prizes of up to $600 for private vocal instruction.

Hammond, the junior division winner in 2021, took the senior division this time, and her brother, Lennon, was second. The list of senior division winners:

1st place: Noelle Hammond, Great Hearts Anthem
2nd place: Lennon Hammond, Sandra Day O'Connor
3rd place: Mackenzie Lee, Boulder Creek High School
4th place: Jeremy Wood, St. Mary's Catholic School
5th place: Autumn Stanley, Boulder Creek High School
Honorable mention: Libby Ikesaki, Boulder Creek High School
Honorable mention: Mezttly Garcia, Boulder Creek High School

The list of junior division winners includes:

1st place: Annalyn Abraham, Sonoran Trails Middle School
2nd place: Madeline Hauge-Wells, Diamond Canyon School
3rd place: Chase Carlisle, Boulder Creek High School
4th place: Lila Weber, Khan World School/ASU Prep Digital
Honorable mention: Jacob Pfefferkorn, Great Hearts Anthem
Honorable mention: Rosie Andersen, Boulder Creek High School