Victoria Matthews with her 2010 Craig Noel Award. |
“Victoria Matthews is most deserving
of the Merit Award which acknowledges Victoria’s work ethic,
determination, talent and intellectual pursuits," said Mitzi Yates
Lizarraga, Principal of the San Diego School of Creative and Performing
Arts. "I am equally proud of our young dancers who push themselves
athletically in the beautiful art form of dance.”
Victoria also received the 2011 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Young Performer from the San Diego Critics Circle. She was honored for her performance of Little Inez in Hairspray, produced by the San Diego Repertory Theatre in partnership with SCPA. The school counts five Tony Award-winners among its alumni along with countless others who are working professionally in the artistic arena.
One of 271
YoungArts 2012 Merit Award Winners,Victoria was selected in a blind
adjudication process of applicants from around the nation. She is
eligible to participate in regional competitions in New York and Miami.
For more information aboutYoungArts, visit www.youngarts.org. For more information on the school, visit its website at www.sandi.net/scpa