UCS theater students earn more than $1 million in scholarships
Maria Chesnutt, a senior at Utica High School, practices her acting skills at Utica High School. She received a scholarship at the virtual Michigan Thespian Festival.
Photo provided by Maria Chesnutt
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS Twenty Utica Community Schools district theater students joined more than 500 other theater students across Michigan at this year’s Michigan Thespian Festival, which was held virtually Dec. 4-6, and eight of the Utica Community students received scholarships from colleges.
Though things may have looked a bit different this year, students attended this year’s Michigan Thespian Festival virtually and experienced a weekend of development, growth and competition.
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