Two pupils from Belfast High School have each been given a £1,000 Music Bursary Award through a scheme honouring the legacy of the late Mrs Joan Christie.

Year 13 pupils Ethan and Lucy received the award at Mossley Mill on November 5.

Awards are made for three categories – music, volunteering, and horticulture.

Ethan has achieved Grade 8 in both electric guitar and acoustic guitar and is working towards Grade 8 in music theatre.

Belfast High pupils Ethan and Lucy have each been given a £1,000 Music Bursary Award through a scheme honouring the legacy of the late Mrs Joan Christie. Photo: Belfast High School

placeholder image — Belfast High pupils Ethan and Lucy have each been given a £1,000 Music Bursary Award through a scheme honouring the legacy of the late Mrs Joan Christie. Photo: Belfast High School

He will be using his bursary to work through his classical guitar grades.

Ethan is a member of the school’s senior choir, chamber choir, folk group and jazz band, and is playing the lead role of Curly in Belfast High’s upcoming production of Oklahoma.

Lucy has achieved Grade 8 piano and Grade 7 clarinet and is a member of the school’s senior choir, chamber choir, folk group, wind band, orchestra and jazz band. She is accompanist and helper for the junior choir and is also in the cast of Oklahoma.