Three Liahona High School students received Doma-Miko Arts Scholarships for 2022, presented by Princess Angelika Latufuipeka Tuku’aho at Liahona High School, on 18 October.

Doma-Miko Arts Scholarships was established as a joint-venture between the Princess and Mr. Steven Doma-Miko, a painter who was appointed by the late King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV as his Royal Court Painter.

The painter gifted the scholarshipsto a secondary institution that is teaching Arts as a part of their curriculum.

Princess Angelika Latufuipeka, Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia, acknowledged how fortunate Liahona High School was to be the only school in Tonga that offers Art class.

“As you may be aware of, Liahona High School is blessed compared to other high schools in Tonga, to have an art teacher and an art class”.

The Liahona student recipients are:

• Alu’esi Tiena Tulikihihifo
• Langi George Andrew
• Ve’ehala Timote Tavakesina Fangupo.

The Princess said they were fortunate to have Mr. Doma-Miko supporting and encouraging the abilities of the Liahona students.

"We award these scholarships to you with hope that it will inspire you to inspire others by capturing and revealing to them the beauty you see, and continue being good students and practicing your artistic capabilities to your very best”, she said.

The Princess also hoped that in the years to come, they would be able to award more scholarships like this to more students, not only in Liahona but to other schools as well.