Applications for the Graduating Class of 2026 Open in the Spring – Get Ready!
Application Deadline:
Applications will open for the graduating class 2026 of Scholar-Artists in the Spring of 2025 - STAY TUNED!
Mail Your Applications To:
Dr. John J. Gallagher
Director of Music & Fine Arts
Longwood School District
21 Everett Drive
Yaphank, NY 11980
Questions?
If you have any questions about the application process please contact us via email:Â info@longislandartsalliance.org
Scholar-Artist Arts Educator Committee:
Dr. John Gallagher | Chairman, Longwood Schools
Anissa Arnold, Herricks Schools
Shirlene Blake, Board Member, New York State Dance Education Association
Carol Brown, Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Ret.
Dr. Judith Chen, Scholar-Artist Liason
Loretta Corbisiero-Drakos, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Dr. Diana Cook, Middle Country Schools
Lisa Drance, North Babylon Schools
Louisa Eiermann, Bayport-Blue Point Schools, Ret.
Ava Favara, Long Island High School for the Arts, Ret.
Marc Greene, Ithaca College
James Incorvaia, Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts
Susan Radin, South Huntington Schools
Joanne Spencer, Nassau BOCES
Susan Weber, Uniondale Schools, Ret.
Eligibility:
Scholar-Artist Award Applicants must:
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- Be nominated by their high school; with applications submitted by a district administrator.
- Be graduating seniors from the Class of 2026.
- Represent the highest level of artistic excellence.
- Demonstrate superior academic achievement with an unweighted grade point average of 90 or above.
- Submit an essay and a portfolio of their work/performance.
Please note that an Official School Transcript with an unweighted average is required for the application. The transcript must include information from:
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- All four quarters from Ninth Grade
- All four quarters from Tenth Grade
- First half of Eleventh Grade
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