MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIPS
For more information about scholarships and scholarship recipients visit
http://myfisd.com/hs/musical-archives/musical-scholarships/
- The Dr. Myrlene Kennedy Founder’s Scholarship was established in 2018 for the 50th Anniversary of the FHS Musical. This scholarship fund is established to honor the founder of the FHS Musical, Dr. Myrlene Kennedy, who began the tradition in 1968. This scholarship is established in her memory. This scholarship is given to a student who has been in at least two musicals and had demonstrated dedication through excellent performance in this year's production.
- The Eunice Kennedy Outstanding Musical Award was established in 1979 to honor the student or students selected by the directors as having demonstrated an outstanding performance in the current musical production.
- The Bette Hopper Scholarship Fund was established prior to the 1979 production of Guys and Dolls to be awarded to a Friendswood High School student who has participated in at least three FHS musicals.
- The Gailya Harris Scholarship was first established in 1992 to be presented to a Friendswood High School student who has participated in four FHS musicals. Beginning in 2011 the Harris Family decided to give the scholarship to two FHS students a year.
- The McLean Scholarship was established in 1999 to be presented to a Friendswood High School student who has participated in two or more FHS musicals as a crew member.
- The Straughn Scholarship was established in 2000 to be presented to a Friendswood High School student who has participated in the chorus of three or more FHS musicals.
- The Piano Lady Pit Band Scholarship was established in 2000, by Jim and Laurie Purcell to be presented to a Friendswood High School student who has participated in the Pit Band for two or more FHS musicals.
- The Kirkwood Family Scholarship was established to be presented to two Friendswood High School students who have participated in two or more FHS musicals in the cast, crew and/or pit band. The scholarship was first presented in 2003.
- The Powdrell/Trombatore Family Scholarship was established in 2003 to honor a Friendswood High School student who has demonstrated outstanding technical work as a crew member for two or more FHS musicals.
- The Everett Scholarship was established in 2006 by June Everett to be presented to an FHS student who has participated in four FHS musicals. The graduating senior selected by the directors is one who may have never had a solo, made the front row of a dance, uttered a single word from the stage, or be named stage manager, head of the light crew or sound crew, or played first chair in the pit band. But they did make every rehearsal and gave 110% to the musical regardless of their assignment and the directors know the presence of this student made a difference in the success of the show.
- The Best Supporting Actor and Actress Scholarship goes to the graduating seniors selected by the directors for having demonstrated an outstanding performance in a supporting role in the current musical production.
- The Director’s Choice Scholarship was established in 2002 to honor a student that had participated in the FHS Musical for three or more years as a member of the cast, crew and/or pit band. This student must be a graduating senior, must be nominated by one of the directors, and possesses the qualities of dedication, hard working, dependability, and loyalty. This scholarship will be given on an as needed basis as determined by the directors.
- The Jeff Howison Technical Lighting Scholarship is being established for the 2012 musical to honor a student or students selected by the directors as having demonstrated outstanding work in the area of lighting for two or more years.
- The Mills Family Mustang Scholarship was established in 2019 to honor a student who has done two or more musicals and is highly involved in other FHS extracurricular activities. A true Mustang.
