Walnut senior wins statewide scholarship

DeLaney Harter, a senior at Walnut School for the Arts has been chosen as the 2011 statewide Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) scholarship winner.

The scholarship was awarded to one student in Illinois who has an understanding of how a community bank helps a community to grow. Harter's essay on the topic was submitted to the statewide contest by The Peoples' Bank of Arlington Heights. The $1,000 prize was awarded to one high school senior in the state of Illinois and is renewable for four years. The winner's high school also receives a $500 prize.

Harter, who was an AP Scholar after completing her sophomore year of high school, has studied violin since the age of 3. She studied with Betty Haag-Kuhnke of Arlington Heights for 13 years, and has also studied with Peter Zazofsky in Boston and David Yonan in Chicago. She was a member of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Her studies and performances have taken her to numerous countries around the world. She was recently accepted into the Pinchas Zukerman Young Artist Program at the National Arts Centre in Canada.

Harter was thrilled to be chosen as this year's statewide winner. “I feel honored to have been chosen as the scholarship winner and I am so grateful for the help and support that the staff at the Peoples' Bank supplied.”

In her college studies, Harter will continue to pursue violin performance and study with world renowned violinist Aaron Rosand.

Harland Krebel of The Peoples' Bank was pleased to have their nominee selected as the statewide winner. “DeLaney is very dedicated to her education and the arts. The Peoples' Bank really stresses our commitment to the community and we felt exceptionally proud when DeLaney was chosen as the winner.”

For information on The Peoples' Bank of Arlington Heights, visit peoplesbanc.com or follow them on Twitter at peoplesbankah.

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