By Daily Press staff
Local students will be honored today for excellence in music in a ceremony at the Four Points Sheraton on Pico Boulevard.
The Santa Monica Kiwanis Club is hosting an awards ceremony for the 54th Annual Santa Monica-Malibu School District Music Competition. Over 600 students from Santa Monica High School, Malibu High School, Lincoln Middle School and John Adams Middle School have competed for 24 scholarships.
The competition is judged by professional musicians, who provide guidance to every student who participates. The scholarships are jointly provided by the Santa Monica Kiwanis Club and the First Federal Bank of California. The scholarships are presented at a banquet attended by the school district’s music teachers and senior administrators and the parents of the award recipients. The event is highlighted by performances from each of the first-place winners, in six categories.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 16, 2004. Read the original PDF.