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Horatio Alger State Scholars In the News |
South Side grad stays focused
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
June 12, 2009
As a recent graduate of South Side High School, Ballard-Bonfitto has much to be proud of. On May 14, she became one of eight Indiana high school students receiving $5,000 college scholarships from the Horatio Alger Association. Another certificate added to the mantel.
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BCHS students garners $5,000 scholarship
Foothills Focus
June 10, 2009
Several outstanding students who have risen above difficult circumstances in their lives have been rewarded for their hard work and academic excellence with $5,000 scholarships for college.
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Walnut Creek school notes
Contra Costa Times
May 27, 2009
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans recently announce scholarships for 37 deserving high school students in California — two from the Walnut Creek area. Each scholar will receive $4,000 to pay for their college educations.
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Students awarded Alger scholarships
Arizona Republic
May 26, 2009
The prestigious Horatio Alger State Scholarship, made possible by the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation, recently gave 50 Arizona students a $5,000 scholarship toward their college education for overcoming adversity.
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Horatio Alger recipients announced
Austin Daily Herald
May 22, 2009
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans has announced it has awarded scholarships to four high school students in Minnesota. Each scholar will receive $20,000 to assist in funding their college education. The students were selected for the Horatio Alger Hormel State Scholarship because they persevered in overcoming adversity while also demonstrating excellence in academics, admirable character and community contributions.
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3 Miss. students win Alger scholarships
Clarion Ledger
May 15, 2009
Three Mississippi high school students will receive the Horatio Alger Association’s Mississippi State Scholarship, a $5,000 award.The scholarship winners are Joseph Ashley of Wiggins, Ariel Novak of Gautier and Marlon Floyd of Burnsville. The students were chosen for the scholarships because they overcame adversity while also demonstrating excellence in academics, character and community contributions.
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Oakleaf receives Horatio Alger Scholarship
Hartford Area News
March 19, 2009
It was recently announced that Tomena Oakleaf, of Hartford, was one of 25 South Dakota high schools students selected to receive a $5,000 scholarship.
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Big dreams, spirit to match
Omaha World-Herald
August 24, 2008
Jessica Kuhr is a small town girl who dreams big and travels far. The 19-year-old Nebraska native has traveled to Peru, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England, always returning home to her family farm outside of Platte Center. This month, Jessica makes a shorter trip from Platte Canter to Sioux city, Iowa, to attend Morningside College on a $5,000 Ark-Sar-Ben Horatio Alger Scholarship.
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Blindness no handicap, just way of life
Omaha World-Herald
August 24, 2008
Choose your battles and fight your wars. Eighteen-year-old William “Will” Smith has followed that advice for as long as he can remember, thanks to his mother. He describes her as the main influence in his life—a role model for facing adversity.
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Gina Ruiz beat cancer, now thriving academically after receiving scholarship
The Pocono Record
August 11, 2008
Gina Ruiz survived cancer, chemotherapy and blood transfusions before she set foot in kindergarten. But her grit did not give her confidence in her own academic potential.
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Future Contributors
Casper Star Tribune
Jasa Santos
July 7, 2008
The winners of the 2009 Horatio Alger Scholarships have one thing in common for certain – John O’Connor, the school’s district’s college selection facilitator. O’Connor encouraged Mandy Spriggs, Gabrielle Ridgeway and Swade Geiger to apply for the scholarship, which is one f the largest need-based financial aid programs in the country.
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Local Student Earns Horatio Alger Scholarships
Alexandria Town Talk
Mandy M. Goodnight
July 6, 2008
Carl Smith has overcome obstacles. The 2008 Tioga High School graduate isn't wealthy and doesn't even have a car. He takes the city of Alexandria bus wherever he goes. Carl works and worked a job to 1 or 2 a.m. most of his senior year in high school. The teen once walked from his Alexandria home to a public transportation bus stop, caught a bus to the old Pineville Wal-Mart and then walked to Tioga High School during standardized test week. He had missed the bus but knew he had to get to school for testing.
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Student Awarded Prestigious Horatio Alger State Scholarship
The Parkston Advance
June 18, 2008
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is pleased to announced it has awarded 25 scholarships to deserving high school students in South Dakota, including one from Tripp-Delmont School.
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Patton Receives Alger Scholarship
McKinney Courier Gazette
June 15, 2008
Recent McKinney Boyd High School graduate Katherine L. Patton has received one of the 40 scholarships awarded to Texas students by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.
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Scholarships
Argus Leader
June 16, 2008
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is pleased to announce that it has awarded 25 scholarships to deserving high school students in South Dakota.
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DHS student receives Alger scholarship
The Desert Sun
June 13, 2008
Adriana M. Ellwood of Desert Hot Springs High School was one of 100 California students to receive the Horatio Alger Association's 2008 California State Scholarship.
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Scholarship Winner to go to Nursing
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Israel Sanex
May 31, 2008
As Wilson Lenhart walks the halls of Moody High School, he seems to know everyone. One teacher describes him as pleasantly gregarious. Those who know him say he has many friends because he genuinely cares about other people, whether it's being supportive during high school drama or giving work advice to a friend. His support of others and academic achievement while facing his own challenges have earned him a $5,000 Horatio Alger scholarship.
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Local students receive scholarships
The Spectrum & Daily News
May 31, 2008
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans announced that it has awarded 25 scholarships to deserving high school students in Utah.
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Students allowed to dream big dreams; BNSF Foundation funds scholarships for students who have placed academics first
The Minot Daily News
May 10, 2008
Area students can dream bigger thanks to the Horatio Alger Scholarships, which are given to students who have placed academics first while facing and overcoming obstacles. The North Dakota scholarships are funded by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation.
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3 Had Long Road to Finish Line
The State
James T. Hammond
May 9, 2008
Michelle and Morgan Toole learned early that when life gives you lemons, you better lean to make lemonade.
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North Dakota Students Awarded Horatio Alger State Scholarship
Williston Herald
May 7, 2008
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is proud to announce that it has awarded 25 scholarships to deserving high school students in North Dakota. Each scholar will receive $5,000 made possible by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation, to fund their college education.
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Hieb, Ulberg awarded Alger scholarship
The Jamestown Sun
May 7, 2008
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans has announced that two local students are among 25 in North Dakota to receiving scholarships. Each scholar will receive $5,000 made possible by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation, to fund his/her college education.
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Alger Scholarships
The Bismark Tribune
May 4, 2008
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is proud to announce that it has awarded 25 scholarships to deserving high school students in North Dakota. Each scholar will receive $5,000 to fund their college education.
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Local Students Receive Honors
South Side Journal
April 30, 2008
Tiffany Johnson, a senior communication major at Truman State University has been named a Presidential Scholar as well as a Horatio Alger Scholar.
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Nuenthel Recieves Horatio Alger Scholarship
Daily News
April 24, 2008
Cody Nuenthel of Great Bend received a $5,000 Horatio Alger State Scholarship. He currently attends Wahpeton Senior High School. Twenty-four other students in the state received scholarships.
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GHS Senior Selected for Horatio Alger Scholarship
Mississippi Sun Herald
February 24, 2008
Jenny Ngo, a senior at Gulfport High School, is among 12 students from Mississippi to be selected as a recipient of the Horatio Alger Scholarship.
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2008 Alger Scholars
Reporter Argus/Potter Leader Enterprise
February 14, 2008
Anthony Shatley and Emily Taft were selected as 2008 Pennsylvania Scholars for the Horatio Alger Association.
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Henson wins $5,000 H. Alger scholarship
Thomasville Times
February 13, 2008
Jennifer Henson, a senior at Thomasville High School, recently received a great honor. Jennifer was selected as one of only 12 high school students in Alabama to be a 2008 Horatio Alger Association Alabama Scholar.
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Students Receive Horatio Alger Scholarships Idaho Awards Made Possible by Hagadones
Coeur d'Alene Press
Brian Walker
July 5, 2007
Fifteen area high school seniors have been awarded scholarships from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. A total of 40 scholarships were awarded throughout Idaho.
The scholarships were made possible by lifelong association member and Coeur d'Alene businessman Duane B. Hagadone and his wife, Lola.
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Siouxland Students Win Horatio Alger Scholarships
Sioux City Journal
June 22, 2007
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans has awarded seven scholarships to deserving high school students in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota to assist in funding their college education.
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AGHS Senior Overcomes Hardships to Graduate
Times-Press Recorder
Hector Trujillo
June 6, 2007
Despite dealing with significant obstacles in her life, Arroyo Grande High School senior Ashley Johnson will receive her diploma this year and will continue her education. Ashley, who plans to attend California State University, Monterey Bay, in the fall, will graduate June 7 with her classmates.
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2007 Horatio Alger Florida Scholars
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 25, 2007
A pep talk by the new Miami Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron at the Dolphins Training Center Tuesday, May 15, 2007 in Davie, the opportunity to meet and take photos with one of the country's foremost entrepreneurs and philanthropists Marti & H. Wayne Huizenga, or a personal conversation with a sitting member of the US Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, could all be the highlights of a graduating senior's last days in high school.
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Cal Student Receives Horatio Alger Honor
The Valley Independent
Sarah Martik
April 11, 2007
Although most of her childhood has been plagued with adversity, Rose Hiles has managed to beat the odds. And her determination hasn't gone unnoticed. Hiles, a senior at California Area High School, has been granted a scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association.
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Success Despite Difficult Odds
Corinth Senior Wins Horatio Alger Award
Daily Corinthian
February 28, 2007
It's been said that the only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. Aimee Bidstrup, senior at Corinth High School Academic and Perorming Arts Center and recipient of a Horatio Alger Award is proof that extra effort and a positive outlook have real benefits. The 25 Horatio Alger Scholarships in Mississippi are given to students who have exhibited character and perseverance despite personal adversity and who aspire to attend a four-year college or university after graduating from high school.
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$2,500 Horatio Alger Scholarship
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Megan Middleton
February 25, 2007
Seventeen-year-old Jonathan Brown had to catch his breath the moment he learned he was the recipient of a Horatio Alger Scholarship. The John Tyler High School senor was busy reading a book for English - and had just gotten to the good part - when his mother urged him to look inside the big envelope that came in the mail.
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Simonsen Awarded Scholarship
The Wayne Herald
February 22, 2007
Autumn Simonsen, 18, daughter of David and Maggie Simonsen of Wayne, a senior at Wayne High School has been named a 2007 Horatio Alger Association Ak-Sar Ben Scholar. The award comes with a $2,500 cash award. She was one of only 100 students awarded in all of Nebraska and portions of Iowa.
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Scholarships Help Make Pre-Med Studies a Reality for Miami Student
The Miami Herald
February 18, 2007
Leilani Chirino believes that education is the way to a better life. The pre-med student at Florida International University in Miami graduated from high school with enough Advanced Placement credits to start at the university as a sophomore.
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Silver Valley
Shoshone News Press
September 16, 2006
High school seniors can apply now for a Horatio Alger Scholarship. Theses scholarships recognized adversity and need above all other criteria.
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