Recent NWSA Graduate Receives Presidential Scholar Award

New World School of the Arts 2017 graduate Adriana de la Torre will travel to Washington D.C. to receive the U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts award on June 18. She submitted two YoungArts portfolios and was chosen as a finalist in the Visual Arts category.

De la Torre is the 19th NWSA student to receive a Presidential Scholar in the Arts award since the school’s inception 30 years ago.

During her time at NWSA, de la Torre registered 1,050 community service hours; co-founded the school’s literary magazine; was vice president of the French Honors Society; secretary for the Student Government Association; and a member of the Future Business Leaders of America and the Gay/Straight Alliance club. She is also a recipient of the Scholastic Gold Key Portfolio.

Her artwork will be displayed in the Hall of Nations in an exhibition made up by this year’s recognized visual artists and writers.

In the fall, she will continue her studies at The Cooper Union to major in fine arts.