Herricks High School announces Long Island Scholar Artist winner

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Herricks High School announces Long Island Scholar Artist winner
(From L to R) Regent Roger Tilles, Keneil Soni, Executive Director of the LI Community Bank Foundation, President of Arts Reach Fund Dale Lewis and Newsday Project Manager Steve Morris. (Photo courtesy of Herricks Public Schools)

Herricks High School is pleased to announce that senior Keneil Soni was honored as one of 20 Long Island Scholar Artists for this school year. His profile will be featured in Newsday for the month of May highlighting his academic and artistic successes in the area of music. The Scholar Artist program is managed by the Woodbury-based Long Island Arts Alliance.

“We are very proud of Keneil and his accomplishments,” said Anissa Arnold, Herricks’ director of fine and performing arts. “The hard work and dedication demanded by his craft is evident. Keneil is an excellent representative of our music program.”

The Long Island Scholar Artist program recognizes student achievement in the arts and academics. Arts educators may nominate students for the honor each March. Over the summer, a panel of arts educators uses a rigorous process to adjudicate many pieces of submitted works and announce students in late August. Soni was recognized at a kick-off celebration in September and was honored again at a year-end celebration at the Tilles Center for the Performing on April 28.

Soni began playing the French horn in the fourth grade. Ever since he attended a masterclass session with musician Sarah Willis, Soni fell in love with the art and found a new passion in the creativity and expression of music. Currently, Soni plays in the Juilliard Pre-College orchestra and will be a member of the National Youth Orchestra touring Europe this summer. Soni is also the Class of 2022 valedictorian and will attend Harvard University next year.

The Scholar-Artist Awards program, sponsored by the Long Island Arts Alliance (LIAA), recognizes students judged to be “the best of the best” on Long Island in both academics and in the arts. LIAA partners with area universities to offer full scholarships to qualified honorees. The LIAA Scholar-Artist Program is presented by the New York Community Bank Foundation and is produced in cooperation with Newsday.

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