Surrey and White Rock students win VSO award<\/p>\n
Published 9:15 am Tuesday, May 12, 2026<\/p>\n
Fourteen students hit all the right notes for musical funding.<\/p>\n
Surrey and White Rock high school students are the recipients of this year\u2019s H\u00f6ing Awards. The scholarships are awarded by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) School of Music.<\/p>\n
The awards began in 2018 by longtime VSO supporters Werner and Helga H\u00f6ing. According to Surrey Schools, they were created to recognize up to 20 Surrey students for \u201cexcellence in music, school leadership and community involvement.\u201d<\/p>\n
The winners are honored annually at the VSO\u2019s spring concert at the Bell Performing Arts Centre. This year\u2019s event took place on March 1.<\/p>\n
Each student below earned $1,000 for their school\u2019s music program:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lucio Acang, North Surrey Secondary School<\/p>\n
\u2022 Rachel Barmania, L.A. Matheson Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Samantha Burca, Sullivan Heights Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tanmay Devgan, Tamanawis Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ashley Erickson, Grandview Heights Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Keshav Goyal, Fleetwood Park Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Hayden Hendricks, \u00c9cole Salish Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nathan Anil Jacob, Frank Hurt Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Yusuf Jimenez, Johnston Heights Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Myra Kapoor, Enver Creek Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Hanna Lee, Fraser Heights Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Zoe Paez, Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 James Jiachen Yang, Elgin Park Secondary<\/p>\n
\u2022 Zhanchang Zhang, Semiahmoo Secondary<\/p>\n