Sewanhaka High School senior Matthew Cruz has been selected as a Scholar-Artist Merit Award recipient in the category of theater for the 2023-24 school year. The honor is given by the Long Island Arts Alliance, who developed the program to present outstanding high school-age artists to the public in monthly profiles that appear in Newsday.
Cruz was among 20 students selected for the award from across Long Island. He portrayed Tony in the school’s spring 2023 production of “West Side Story” and is also a Roger Rees Award nominee.