Ceremony Held for Incoming Students
By GARY STALLARD
AC News Service
Angelina College’s Visual and Performing Arts members celebrated its newest group of scholarship students in a signing ceremony held Thursday inside Temple Theater.
A total of nine students signed scholarships in one of the four disciplines offered: Visual Arts, Choir, Music (Band) and Theater. The VPA held an earlier signing back in the spring, when the programs welcomed another 20 new and returning students for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year.
Following is the list of Thursday’s signees, with home towns and chosen disciplines listed as well:
Elysabeth “Saturn” Bryan (Huntington), Visual Arts; Dexter Alan Balavitch (Lufkin), Choir; Alexia Roman (Lufkin), Graphic Arts; Heather Killingsworth (Katy), Choir; Taylor House (Lufkin), Graphic Arts; Ashari Jackson (Lufkin), Graphic Arts; Kelrick Thomas (Pineland), Graphic Arts; Dedric Smiley (Lufkin), Graphic Arts; and Kattie “Kai” Randles, Graphic Arts.
Instructors for AC’s Visual and Performing Arts programs include Beckie Compton (Chair, Visual and Performing Arts/Choir), Reg Reynolds (Graphic Arts), Le’Anne Alexander (Visual Arts), Paul Berler (Band and Music) and Daniel Anderson (Theater).
For further information on VPA programs, contact Beckie Compton at bcompton@angelina.edu.
Photo caption:
Angelina College Visual and Performing Arts students pose with staff and faculty members following Thursday’s scholarship signing ceremony held inside Temple Theater. A total of nine new and returning students signed scholarships in one of the four Arts disciplines offered at AC. (Gary Stallard photo for AC News Service)