Top honors

Adelaide Boedecker, of Sarasota, recently took first place in the scholarship division of the 27th annual Vocal Competition of the National Opera Association, which took place in Portland, Ore. Boedecker graduated from Pine View School in 2007. After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Florida, she was accepted into the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. She will complete her final year of graduate study in vocal performance and literature at Eastman in May 2014.