William Floyd’s Musicians Net Nearly $1 Million In Scholarships

MASTIC BEACH, NY — William Floyd High School’s student musicians amassed nearly $1 million in scholarships, school district officials said.

The announcement was recently made at the school’s 4th annual Senior Signing Day event for college-bound student musicians. To be a collegiate musician, the students must first be accepted to a college or university, “and then be invited to audition, which involves rigorous preparation and a presentation of between two and five musical pieces performed before a panel of music professors,” according to school district officials.

Several seniors committed to performing in collegiate music ensembles, while three will minor in music, and nine will major in music in the areas of music performance, music education, music composition, music industry, music business, and musical theater, school district officials said.

Here’s a breakdown of who won and where they are headed:

Music Majors:

• Anthony Barone, Music Education and Performance, Ithaca College, Premier Talent Scholarship Winner
• Ciji Gawlowski-Drechsler, Music Education, Fredonia, Carol H. Adragna Music School Award, Juliet J. Rosch Endowment
• Laci Witschel, Music Performance, Fredonia Scholarship Winner
• Ginamarie Borzelleri, Music Composition, Fredonia, Promise Award Recipient
• Sharlize Sylvince, Music Education, Hofstra University, Scholarship Winner
• Briana Start-Schwartz, Musical Theater, Long Island University, CW Post LIU Hope Scholarship Recipient
• Scott Levardsen, Music, Suffolk County Community College
• Stephanie Kramer, Music Business, Hofstra University
• Danazia Tucker, Music Industry, Rowan University, Brown and Gold Scholarship Winner

Music Minors:

• Regan Kincaid, Musical Theater, Mississippi State University, Scholarship Winner
• Courtney Hidalgo, Music, St Joseph's College, Dean’s List Scholarship recipient
• Ephrem Romao, Music, Suffolk County Community College

Students performing with collegiate ensembles:

• Adrianna Alicea
• Anthony Barone
• Ginamarie Borzelleri
• Emilia Brandimarte
• Ryan DiGiacomo
• Brandon Dorsa
• Ciji Gawlowski
• Courtney Hidalgo
• Regan Kincaid
• Stephanie Kramer
• Scott Levardsen
• Benjamin Link
• Madison Mentz
• Louis Parrinello
• Sara Ann Rochford
• Ephrem Romao
• Abigail Santos
• Briana Start
• Katharine Stirber
• Sharlize Sylvince
• Danazia Tucker
• Laci Witschel
• Rachel Zummo