Elise Bradford of Stevensville and Alyssa Hyska of Watervliet are the recipients of this year’s Brian Swiger Memorial Scholarships from the Twin City Players. The organization tells us more:
Twin City Players is pleased to announce that Brian Swiger Memorial Scholarships have been awarded to Elise Bradford of Stevensville and Alyssa Hyska of Watervliet, Michigan.
Elise Bradford is an honors graduate of St. Joseph High School where she was a part of National Honor Society, Band, Choir, Robotics and the school musical and all school play. Elise has performed with CMW, CMW TeenStock, Dance Arts, SDT, SMSO, Southshore Concert Band, and Twin City Players. She has also worked backstage crew, run lights, and stage managed. Elise plans to attend LMC and then transfer to a four-year university. While she doesn’t know exactly what she wants to do, she knows it will involve theatre.
Alyssa Hyska is an honors graduate of St. Joseph High School where she was a member of Concert Choir, Women’s Ensemble, Theatre, News Team, and Co-Captain of the Dance Team. Alyssa was also a member of the Berrien County Dancers at Lakeshore High School. Alyssa has been very active in local theatre performing with The Ghostlight, Lake Michigan College, Southwestern Michigan College, SJ High School, and Twin City Players. Alyssa also studies voice and is an accomplished dancer studying ballet, contemporary, jazz, and tap at Fusion Center for Dance where she is a member of the Fusion Dance Company earning many dance titles and awards. In the fall, Alyssa will attend Central Michigan University as part of the Honor’s College and will be double majoring in Dance Studies and Marketing with a minor in Business Administration.
The Twin City Players established the Brian Swiger Memorial Scholarship in 1996 in memory of former member Brian Swiger. The scholarships are earmarked for seniors graduating from Berrien County high schools who have demonstrated a strong interest in theater-related activities during their academic careers. Winners, however, can use the award money to pursue any field of study at any accredited college, university, trade school or arts education institution. The scholarship is awarded based upon school and community activities, TCP involvement, grade point average of 2.5 or better, and a short essay.
