Garden City Public Schools

Two Garden City High School students — Tessa Frascogna and Xinxin (Tina) Tu — have been named among the 40 students recognized by the Long Island Arts Alliance for the 2026 school year. Each year, 20 students are honored as scholar artists and 20 as merit award winners for their exceptional achievements in the arts across five disciplines: visual arts, music, theater, dance and media arts.

The scholar artist awards celebrate high school seniors who demonstrate excellence in both academics and the arts. Recipients are nominated by their schools and will be featured monthly in Newsday, highlighting their outstanding accomplishments, creative journeys, academic pursuits and future goals.

Tessa earned recognition as a scholar artist in dance, while Tina was named a scholar artist in visual arts, celebrating their dedication and talent to the arts on Long Island. They will be honored at the 2026 Scholar Artist Awards Ceremony in spring of 2026.

The district is proud of Tessa and Tina’s hard work and outstanding contributions to the arts.