Congrats to Iain, Josephine, and Giselle, who are receiving Senior Awards!
Congratulations to Josephine Suarez and Iain Foster, who are receiving $400 Senior Scholarship Awards from CultureWorks! And congrats to our Promise Scholar Nominee, Giselle Torres, who is one of 15 students receiving a “last-dollar” (fully funded) scholarship to attend the college of her choice!
Giselle Torres
We’re delighted to announce that Holland High School Senior Giselle Torres was chosen to be one of 15 Promise Scholars, through the Community Foundation of Holland/Zeeland. CultureWorks was honored to nominate Giselle for this incredible opportunity to compete for a full-ride (“last dollar”) scholarship for higher education.
Giselle joined CultureWorks in the fall of 2017 and demonstrated artistic aptitude through a wide range of disciplines including ceramics, photography, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Giselle approaches her creative work with a playful sense of curiosity and detachment; her willingness to take risks often leads to delightful surprises and new discoveries.
Giselle will attend GVSU and is interested in forensic science and criminal justice. Giselle was credited this spring with helping to save the life of a toddler at a school softball event, where jumped into action with CPR training from Careerline Tech. Fox News coverage HERE. We’re so proud of you, Giselle!
We’re so grateful for Iain and Josephine’s long-term service as Student Advisory Council members – they’ve contributed mightily to the success of our programming over the past 7 years and have volunteered a combined 298 hours through SAC and special events!
Josephine Suarez
What’s next?
Summer Internship at CultureWorks! Then, completion of Holland Early College and a BA in Social Work and Counseling.
How has CW influenced future plans?
Cultureworks has introduced me to all sorts of creative people who have their own unique stories which is what I have become motivated by
Advice you’d give your 6th grade self?
DON’T EVER STOP CREATING, get it all out while you can. Embrace different mediums, it’s not just about pencils and paint.
What’s something you created at CW that you’re proud of?
The Monet-looking painting that I made in Happy Little Trees, I discovered how fun oil paint was.
Iain Foster
What’s next?
DePaul University, Chicago for Marketing/Graphic Design
How has CW influenced future plans?
I’ll be entering the business world, using the creative skills and thinking I’ve learned at CultureWorks.
Advice you’d give your 6th grade self?
Use more references and stop drawing the same thing over and over again
Something you created at CW that you’re proud of?
I’m very pleased with the print of Ruby Bridges, from the Black Heroes Project
