2025 High School Scholarship Winners

The Seacoast Artist Association has awarded ten 2025 art scholarships to high school seniors continuing with their art studies at either a two or four year college or university. For the last 37 years, the scholarship committee has worked with local public high school teachers and guidance counselors who choose a talented senior from each school. Here is a list of this year’s Scholarship Winners with their High school and intended majors and the colleges they will be attending.

• Jillian Black, Portsmouth High School
  Intended Major – MFA, Maine College of Art and Design
• Annalise Courcy “Rin,” Sanborn Regional High School
  Intended Major – Filmmaking – Syracuse University
• Samantha Gravener, Exeter High School
  Intended Major – Fine Arts – Great Bay Community College
• Lillie Hamilton, Somersworth High School
  Intended Major – Graphic Design – Suffolk University
• Brennan Nalen, Spaulding High School
  Intended Major – Game Art – Southern New Hampshire University
• Alex Lomerson, Winnacunnet High School
  Intended Major – Interactive Design 2-D Art Track – Clark University
• Elena Pavlik, Oyster River High School
  Intended Major – Architecture – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Mia Weglarz, Oyster River High School
  Intended Major – Architecture – Roger Williams University
• Maria Wheeler, Epping High School
  Intended Major – Architecture – Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Jason Williams, Newmarket High School
  Intended Major – Art/ Psychology – Great Bay Community College

SAA Scholarship Committee Members

Many thanks go to the members of the committee who work closely with teachers and guidance counselors from the local schools.

• Jean Swanson
• Deb McNelly
• Kathy Statires
• Lisa McManus
• Cheryl Sager
• Stephanie Williams
• Gail Kushner
• Katie Wilson
• Carol Poitras – co-chair
• Sarah Oppenheimer – co-chair
• Non member who has provided lots of support – Rich Page

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