Loyola Celebrates Two More Black Excellence Scholarship Winners at Detroit Pistons Event

Loyola High School continues its tradition of excellence as two of its students, Donovin Copeland and Joseph Rinchetti, were honored at the 2025 Detroit Pistons Black Excellence Scholarship Event. The event, held at the Detroit Institute of Arts, recognized Copeland for Visual Artwork and Rinchetti for Spoken Word.

This marks the fifth consecutive year that a Loyola student has been celebrated at the prestigious event, further solidifying the school’s commitment to fostering talent in the arts. The winners were selected from a group of exceptional students and received scholarships in recognition of their outstanding contributions.

Donovin and Joseph join an impressive list of past Loyola winners. The following students have also earned the honor in recent years:

• 2020: Davis Greene - Visual Artwork
• 2021: Carlos Smith - Spoken Word
• 2022: Aaron McCloud - Spoken Word & Myles Hughey - Visual Artwork
• 2023: Alexander Mayers - Visual Artwork
• 2024: Sol Newton - Visual Artwork

Loyola High School is proud to continue its legacy of success at this important event, and the entire community congratulates Donovin and Joseph on their remarkable achievements.

​Check out the Celebration HERE!​​​