Lowell H.S. Student Wins QCA 2010 HS2AS

David Hancock David Hancock, a

junior at The Lowell School–High School, 24-20 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, has been selected as a recipient of the Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) “High School to Art School” (HS2AS) visual arts portfolio development program.

The grant-funded high school program is offered by the Queens Council on the Arts to support a new generation of young artists, curators, designers, and historians as they prepare for their careers in the arts. The program began February 27 and runs through May 22 at the Queens Museum of Art.

Hancock will have the opportunity to work with invited artists; visit artists’ studios, museums, and galleries in order to visually experience the ideas learned in the classroom and work on his multi-media portfolio as he prepares to apply for college.

The Lowell School was founded in 1968, and is a New York state approved and accredited not-for-profit coeducational non-public day school. Its mission is to provide a structured, supportive learning environment for learning disabled students from elementary school age through high school. The goal is to close the gap between a child’s potential and their day-to-day performance.

For more information, visit www.thelowellschool.com.