EAU CLAIRE HIGH STUDENT WINS 2004 STEVENSON MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

Edna Marie Saunders, a senior at Eau Claire High School in Richland District One, is the recipient of the 2004 Dr. John R. Stevenson Music Scholarship. The district’s Partners In Education Foundation annually awards the $1,000 scholarship to a Richland One high-school senior who plans to pursue post-secondary study in music. The scholarship is named in honor of former Richland One superintendent and Superintendent Emeritus Dr. John R. Stevenson. The recipient is selected through an application process.

Miss Saunders, the daughter of Thelma Saunders, is an accomplished vocalist who also plays the clarinet, violin, cello and piano. She is the head drum major on the marching band at Eau Claire, and she is a soloist on the Concert Choir and The Sounds of Freedom Chorale. She also holds the title of Miss Senior Class.

In the fall, Miss Saunders plans to attend South Carolina State University to major in vocal music education. Her dream is to become a chorus director. In her Stevenson Scholarship application, she said "I believe it is my mission and destiny to make a difference in the world by sharing the gift that God has blessed me to deliver to all people. Anytime I sing, I can feel a higher presence and calling to do great things in the pursuit of world peace."

For more information about the Stevenson Music Scholarship or about Richland One’s Partners In Education Foundation, log on to the district’s web site at www.richlandone.org or call the Richland One Office of Communications at 231-7504.