Scholarships Take Center Stage as The Pavilion Supports Local Student Artists & Musicians

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – 

A central part of The Pavilion’s mission is supporting young artists in their pursuit of college degrees in the arts. This valuable opportunity is made possible through The Pavilion Partners Fine Arts Scholarship Program, which awards scholarships annually to local high school seniors based on their artistic talent and academic achievement.

This year, The Pavilion Partners Fine Arts Scholarship Program awarded nearly $150,000 in new scholarship funds to 29 recipients from 16 different high schools across nine different school districts.

45 renewal scholarships were also awarded to recent scholarship recipients who are majoring in the Fine Arts and in a field of study consistent with the discipline in which they initially auditioned. Since its inception, the program has awarded more than $2.8 million in fine arts scholarships. 

On Monday, April 28, The Pavilion treated the 2025 scholarship recipients and their families to a special celebration on the Main Stage. Along with recognition and refreshments, scholars got the chance to meet each other and several of the donors that made their scholarships possible.

Instrumental Music

Addison Blanks, Caney Creek HS

Brett Harrington, Lake Creek HS

Mikayla Perez, Kingwood HS

Joshua Upshaw, Conroe HS

Amanda Vicente, The Woodlands HS

Vocal Music

Benjamin Barajas, Montgomery HS

Favor Ito, Cy-Fair HS

Caroline Jacobson, Klein HS

Joel Morgan, Montgomery HS

Regan Rucker, Klein HS

Sara Springett, Klein Cain HS

Musical Theatre

Alyssa Dorsey, G.W. Carver HS

Dalton Schany, Lake Creek HS

Kavy Vo, Bridgeland HS

Mya Wiggins, Klein Cain HS

Ellie Yankee, The Woodlands College Park HS

Theatre Arts

Sophia Carter, The Woodlands HS

Elijah Maxey, Klein Cain HS

Jackson Myer, Lake Creek HS

Visual Art

Bailey Cheshire, Magnolia West HS

Aubrey Lake-Garcia, Kingwood Park HS

Reece Perez, Tomball HS

Hannah Righi, The Woodlands College Park HS

Skylar Tipton, Porter HS

Scholarships are awarded to students in the following categories: vocal music, instrumental music, theater arts, dance and visual arts. The awards, based on talent and academic performance, are presented each spring. For more information about The Pavilion Partners Fine Arts Scholarship program, visit woodlandscenter.org/education/scholarships.

The Scholarship Committee Chair, Stephanie Teed explains that “There are so few scholarships available just for students who want to study fine arts after high school, as such, this program is tremendously beneficial to fine arts students as it helps fill that gap… Our program helps identify and reward talented fine arts students who are serious about pursuing a fine arts education with many of our past recipients becoming proven successful artists and arts educators across the country.”

For more information about The Pavilion, please visit our website at www.woodlandscenter.org. Follow The Pavilion on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

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Opened in 1990, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is part of The Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization that provides diverse, high-quality performing arts events for the entertainment and enrichment of a broad regional audience. Through numerous educational and community outreach programs, The Center is a catalyst for attracting new audiences to the performing arts and building strong ties between the arts and educational institutions.