14 Surrey & White Rock students receive Höing Awards scholarships from VSO School of Music
The VSO School of Music recently honoured 14 students from across the district with Höing Awards, recognizing them for demonstrating excellence in music, school leadership and community involvement. (Photo courtesy of the VSO School of Music)
Fourteen students from across Surrey and White Rock are being recognized for their musical talent as recipients of this year’s Höing Awards, an annual scholarship from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) School of Music.
Founded in 2018 by longtime VSO supporters Werner and Helga Höing, the awards were created to recognize up to 20 Surrey students annually who have demonstrated excellence in music, school leadership and community involvement. The winners are honoured each year during the VSO’s annual spring concert at the Bell Performing Arts Centre.
The following students each received $1,000 towards their school’s music department:
- Lucio Acang, North Surrey Secondary School
- Rachel Barmania, L.A. Matheson Secondary
- Samantha Burca, Sullivan Heights Secondary
- Tanmay Devgan, Tamanawis Secondary
- Ashley Erickson, Grandview Heights Secondary
- Keshav Goyal, Fleetwood Park Secondary
- Hayden Hendricks, École Salish Secondary
- Nathan Anil Jacob, Frank Hurt Secondary
- Yusuf Jimenez, Johnston Heights Secondary
- Myra Kapoor, Enver Creek Secondary
- Hanna Lee, Fraser Heights Secondary
- Zoe Paez, Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary
- James Jiachen Yang, Elgin Park Secondary
- Zhanchang Zhang, Semiahmoo Secondary
Congratulations to all of our Höing Award winners! To learn more about the VSO’s partnerships with Surrey schools, click here!
