Two students from Mayfield Senior School in Pasadena received recognition for their fine arts skills in separate competitions.

Olivia Harewood, a junior, was the first place winner of the Southern California English Speaking Union Shakespeare competition, held at the Huntington Library. The competition seeks to develop students' understanding of Shakespeare and his universality; Harewood performed a monologue from "Cleopatra," sonnet 144, and a cold reading.

Senior Sarah Gardner earned $1,000 for placing third in Fine Arts at the Bank of America Regional competition, held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. The BofA Achievement Awards, held annually since 1948, have awarded more than $8.8 million to California high school students for their academic excellence, in which students prepare statements in their respective areas of study, and discuss them before a panel of judges.