Young Scholar Jasmine has played music for fourteen out of her seventeen years. She began studying the violin at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music when she was three. Her mother began teaching her to play the piano when she was five, and she soon transferred to Blair to continue her studie...
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Eighteen-year-old Nate Marshall has a passion for learning. A prolific writer of poetry and song, Nate is also a dynamic speaker and is not shy about performing in front of an audience. He participates in poetry slams and looks for every opportunity to perform in open-mic shows. Nate was also a m...
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As I advance, I hope to be an example to young Africans because I strongly believe we can only achieve sustainable development through education and capacity-building.
- Jean-Blaise Ognong
Jean-Blaise Ognong...
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Peter Dugan began studying piano at age five at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. Today, Peter is an accomplished and ambitious musician, a student at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City, and a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar.
My dream...
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I’ve been playing for years. I started on the ukulele, because my hands were too small.
-Travis
At just 14 years old, Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar and Young Artist Award recipient Travis is one ...
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My educational adviser has proven that there is a place for me in this bewildered world, and she has gone beyond my wildest dreams to help me get there.
- Kelsey
A gifted and passionate writer, Kelsey dreams...
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