Hallows awarded merit scholarship

Taylor Hallows earned a $72,000 merit scholarship based on her “personal vision and artistic voice” presented in the art portfolio she submitted.

Taylor is a senior at Tishomingo High School in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.

“We are very proud; she’s working very hard and is at the top of her class,” said Taylor’s mother, Sarah Hallows.

In an announcement on Tishomingo High School‘s Facebook page, school faculty said, “We have known she is packed with talent for quite some time. We are grateful and so excited that the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago sees it in her, too! Not only packed with talent she leads with integrity, her heart, desire, and passion. Taylor is one of our best here at THS. She is beyond deserving of this acceptance and merit scholarship. We are just so incredibly proud of and for her.”