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2014 Rahsaan Roland Kirk Scholarship Winner Announced

L-R: Ms. Betty Hill-Church (Columbus City Schools), Ms. Kirk-Howell, Mr. Rivers and Mr. Marchbanks

The Rahsaan Roland Kirk Scholarship Fund, administered by The Columbus Foundation, has announced Xavier Rivers as  its fourth RRK Scholarship award winner. Mr. Rivers is a pianist who has recently graduated from Columbus’s Fort Hayes High School. He has been accepted by the Berklee College of Music on a full tuition scholarship and will begin classes at the prestigious music academy in Boston this upcoming  Fall 2014.  “Xavier is an extraordinarily focused, well spoken and gifted young person,” said RRK Scholarship co-founder Jack Marchbanks.  “The future looks bright for him and we wish him great success in his chosen career as a professional musician.”