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Leesburg arts commission adopts bylaws, backs three $500 scholarships and funds outreach
Summary
At a meeting of the Leesburg Performing Arts Commission, members approved bylaws and a selection handbook and voted to recommend three $500 scholarships to town council while allocating $250 for outreach if the scholarship plan is approved.
The Leesburg Performing Arts Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting approved its bylaws and selection handbook and agreed to present a scholarship proposal to Leesburg Town Council while reserving a small outreach budget.
The commission voted to send to the council a recommendation that the commission use current commission funds to award three $500 scholarships — one each to graduating seniors at Tuscarora High School, Heritage High School and a Loudoun County high school — for students entering the performing-arts field. Commissioners said the award would be presented at each school’s senior awards ceremony if the council approves the plan. The proposal and related materials are due to be delivered to town staff on April 7 for the commission’s April council presentation.
Why it matters: commissioners said a modest scholarship program would be quick to implement, generate local media attention for the new commission and create points of contact with school counselors to reach eligible students.
Most important facts - Bylaws and a “selection handbook” were…
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