Photo by JULIA V. PENDLEY
Hallie Grimes Waldrop (center), president of the Mississippi School of the Arts Alumni Association, presents a plaque to MSA Executive Director Suzanne Hirsch (left) to be used to recognize recipients of the new Rising Phoenix Scholarship while Brianna Moore-Christa looks on. The alumni association recently set up the $1,000 scholarship to assist juniors attending MSA. The scholarship will be based on artistic and leadership references and a directed essay. For more information, contact MSA at 601-823-1300.