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David Vo
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Now we meet one of the celebrated young artists. David Vo is an eighteen-year-old in the twelfth grade at Falls Church High School in Virginia. He had a big smile on his face when he met us to talk about his work, the award and his future.
And he has good reason to be happy. He was named a Portfolio Gold Award winner. This highest award comes with a ten thousand dollar prize. David tells about getting the phone call.
DAVID VO: “He’s like 'I have really good news. You’re one of the winners for a gold portfolio, and along with that you get a ten-thousand-dollar scholarship.' And at first I didn’t really understand because things just don’t happen like that for me. And I went out to my teacher, Miss Sinclair, and her face turned red. Her jaw dropped.”
David Vo will put the money to good use later this year.
DAVID VO: “Especially for art school in New York. Because that’s quite pricey.”
David is hoping to attend Parsons the New School of Design in New York City. His art teacher is Donna Sinclair of Falls Church High School. David says he owes much to her.
DAVID VO: “She was the one who guided me toward continuing my portfolio. Because I remember during the summer I e-mailed her saying I can’t do AP [advanced placement] art this year. I was going to be too busy. And she was like 'David, just test it out for a few months and if you can’t do it we’ll switch classes.’ And it got me to where I am right now.”
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