From Patch Staff Reports

Lovett senior Jamie Harwood on Tuesday received the Shuler Hensley best actress award in a ceremony at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, according to the school.

Harwood received the Hensley Award for Excellence in High School Musical Theater for her performance as Marian Paroo in Lovett's production of "The Music Man."

She won a trip to New York City to compete against the top 40 high school musical performers in the nation. She will have a chance of winning a four-year scholarship to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Students from 41 metro Atlanta high schools competed  for the awards, named for Georgia native and Tony award winning actor Shuler Hensley.