Clayton Huey Elementary School fifth grader Dahlia Jones received a Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association Scholarship during the All-County concert earlier this month. The scholarship helps fund private summer study and comes in the amount of $500. SCMEA only awards about 20 students from Suffolk County in grades 5-11, each year.

Jones is already an accomplished student-musician in Center Moriches. She is a baritone player and has participated in several regional events including the NYSSMA solo festival, the Day of Tuba and Euphonium and the SCMEA Division I Band Ensemble. This past summer, Jones participated in Center Moriches’ summer music program alongside incoming sixth graders. She is currently preparing a very challenging NYSSMA solo on the middle school level.

Date Added: 3/18/2024