Ditchmen • NUCA of Florida Ditchmen • July 2017

2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Andrew Scott Johnson Memorial Scholarship Foundation Distinguished Recipient • High School Mauricio Viana is a recent high school graduate, earning a cumulative 3.09 GPA from Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida. Mauricio is the son of Humberto Viana, Vice President, JD Backhoe, Inc., and Maria “Vicky” Guzman. He is this year’s distinguished high school recipient of the Andrew Scott Johnson Memorial Scholarship Foundation’s $7500 scholarship. In the fall, Mauricio will enroll as a freshman at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana with plans to earn a degree in Music Education and become a music teacher and director. Mauricio’s academic accomplishments include Weston Philharmonic Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Cypress Bay Leadership Award and Academic Excellence recipient and Cypress Bay Band Director’s Award. In addition to his academic accomplishments, Mauricio has also received special recognition for being the Cypress Bay Marching Band Saxophone Section Leader and Head Quarter Master as well as the Indoor Percussion-Vibrophone Section Leader. Teachers describe Mauricio as a gifted musician, humble, down-to-earth, creative, unselfish, respectful, analytical, reflective, persevering, and possessing a great internal drive. He is a compassionate young man who is always willing to help. Mauricio’s extracurricular activities include wind ensemble, men’s chorus, mixed chorus, jazz band, concert band and Tri-M Music Honor Society. He was also an ARC Broward special education music volunteer and a Young at Art Museum volunteer. Mauricio has dedicated more than 200 hours as a volunteer at the Young at Art Museum and has demonstrated his compassion for his community by playing jazz music for holocaust survivors at a local senior group home and for a disability youth group. Outside of school and community service, Mauricio enjoys frisbee, musical instrument repair and music tutoring. VIEW THANK YOU LETTER 16 DITCHMEN • JULY 2017

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