Andrew Parker of Massapequa Park, a 2004 graduate of MHS and now a Junior Oboe Performance Major at the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase in Purchase, NY, has been named a Presser Scholar. The Presser Scholar Award, presented by the Presser Foundation of Haverford, PA, is a prestigious award that honors service to the community and other exemplary characteristics of involvement and citizenship in addition to scholastic achievement.

Along with Andrew's music studies, he holds the position of orchestra manager of the Purchase Symphony Orchestra and outreach coordinator of the Purchase Conservatory of Music. Andrew is an active member of the music community of Purchase College, Westchester County and Long Island performing with ensembles such as the Hofstra Opera Orchestra, The Gray Wig Alumni Repertory Theater, the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Nassau Pops Orchestra and numerous community theaters. In addition, Andrew has been invited to attend the prestigious Texas Music Festival in Houston, TX in June. Andrew plans to pursue a career as an oboe performer.