Horatio Alger National Scholars In the News

Eleverado Student Awarded Life-Changing Scholarship

The Southern
Emily Britton
May 27, 2008

An Elverado High School senior was awarded a life-changing scholarship this year that will allow him to chase his dream, despite the adversity he faced in his life.  Robert Johnson, 18, received the Horatio Alger Scholarship, which will allow him to attend college, something he says he would not have been able to do otherwise.

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Graduate overcomes Cerebral Palsy, wins national honors

Chris Mayhew
May 29, 2008

Joshua M. Neace's determination to overcome Cerebral Palsy has made him his school's valedictorian, and the first Northern Kentucky student ever to be selected a national Horatio Alger Scholar. Neace received the Scholar designation, and the $20,000 college scholarship that goes with it, at a black tie banquet where the 108 recipients were met by trumpeters wearing tuxedos in Washington D.C. in April.

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Scholarship is rewarding step on student’s journey

Virginian-Pilot
Staci Dennis
May 11, 2008

A journey that began in Vietnam recently took Toan Do to the steps of the Supreme Court.  "I have gotten to do and see things that most people only dream of," said the Salem High School senior. "This is like a dream come true for my whole family." Do, 18, was awarded the 2008 Horatio Alger National Scholarship, which is geared to students who have overcome adversity through perseverance and basic moral principles.

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Oyster Bay senior beats adversity, wins scholarship

Newsday
Michael R. Ebert
April 20, 2008

Mark Georgacopoulos, a senior at Oyster Bay High School, is one of 108 students nationwide to recently receive a $20,000 scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, an organization honoring those who have overcome adversity. Georgacopoulos was selected from more than 36,000 entrants.

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Classical student wins Horatio Alger award

The Providence Journal
Linda Borg
April 17, 2008

A Classical High School senior who grew up with little — but has already given so much back — has won a highly competitive $20,000 scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.

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Chelsie Young receives national scholar honor

Current Argus
April 12, 2008

Chelsie E. Young, a senior at Carlsbad High School, recently received a 2008 National Scholar award from the Horatio Alger Association. She was the only New Mexican selected to receive the award this year.

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Brochu Honored in DC

Sanford News
April 10, 2008

Alfred resident Ike Brochu recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the annual National Scholars Conference. Brochu, a senior at Massabesic High School, is a Horatio Alger National Scholar. He is one of only 107 students nationwide to receive the prestigious honor.

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Alfred Student Meets with Snowe

Keepmecurrent.com
April 10, 2008

A senior at Massabesic High School, Brochu is one of only 100 students nationwide to receive the prestigious honor and was visiting Washington for the annual National Scholars Conference.

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The Daily Citizen

April 8, 2008

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans has awarded Dalton native Tiffany M. Taylor a National Scholar award to help fund her college education.

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Oak Park senior gets $20,000 college scholarship

The Kansas City Star
Jill Sederstrom
March 28, 2008

Paying for college just got a whole lot easier for Adrian Hardin. The Oak Park High School senior will receive a $20,000 Horatio Alger scholarship, given to only 100 students across the country. "It was kind of a surprise," Hardin said of the award. "I didn’t think I would win it."

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Scholarship Honors Hard Luck Learners

The Washington Post
Nelson Hernandez
March 27, 2008

More than 100 years after Horatio Alger's heyday as an author of rags-to-riches stories, something about his tales remains the essence of American idealism: the idea that with a lot of pluck and a little luck, even the poorest can attain middle-class security and happiness.

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Cambridge student addresses crowd at annual Inner-City banquet

Cambridge Chronicle
March 7, 2008

North Cambridge Catholic High School senior Jennifer Etienne was selected to address the donors and benefactors of the Catholic Schools Foundation at the 18th Annual Inner-City Banquet March 5. Among her many achievements, Etienne was recently selected as a 2008 National Scholar by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.

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Red Cloud Students Win Scholarship Money

Rapid City Journal
Kayla Gahagan
February 22, 2008

Red Cloud High School senior Season Frank is thinking nursing might be the career for her, and a national scholarship has her $20,000 closer to that dream.

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Student Wins Scholarship Gift

The Sacramento Observer
February 7, 2008

Kayah Alexandra Franklin, daughter of Randy Drew of Elk Grove and Cedrick Franklin of Washington, D.C., has been named a national scholar by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.

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Young receives scholarship

Current Argus
February 2, 2008

Chelsie Young has been awarded a $20,000 scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association for her college career. Only 107 high school seniors nationally are recognized as Horatio Alger National Scholars.

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Osgood Named Horatio Alger Scholar

Granite State News
January 31, 2008

Sara Osgood of Wofeboro has been selected as a 2008 National Scholar by the Horatio Alger Association. This is a tribute to her determination and hard work.

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Student Focusing on Science to Take Him Places

Staten Island Advance
Jillian Jorgensen
June 10, 2007

Hermain Khan has won a lot of awards. The Staten Island Tech senior was the only Intel Science Talent Search finalist in the city, he won the New York Times College Scholarship and the Albert Shanker College Scholarship, and he is being followed around by a documentary crew making a film called "Whiz Kids." But he believes that one award stands out: a $20,000 scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, given to students who overcome adversity.

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Rags to Riches Story

Daily Courier
Patti Richter
June 8, 2007

When Lisa Esposito walks across the state at Grant Pass High School to accept her diploma Friday night, she will have achieved her longtime goal. The 17-year-old senior knows it isn't a lofty goal, especially when compared to the goals set by some of her classmates. Then again, she is not a typical high school senior.

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Complete Package Makes Mad Dash for Scholarships

The Valley Independent
Chris Buckley
June 4, 2007

Kera Package faced a wonderful opportunity blanketed in a dilemma: to simultaneously be in two places to receive national scholarships. But for the Charleroi Area High School senior who has overcome adversity throughout her life, it was a challenge that provided a lifetime of opportunity. The dilemma Package faced in was how to be in Washington, D.C., to accept the Horatio Alger Scholarship and in Atlanta to accept a Coca-Cola scholarship during the same week in mid-April. Attendance is necessary to accept each scholarship.

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Two Berlin High Students Get National Recognition

The Berlin Daily Sun
Barbara Tetreault
May 24, 2007

Two Berlin High School seniors have won prestigious national scholarships. Kendra A. Parent beat out 35,000 applicants to be named a 2007 Horatio Alger National Scholar, which carries a $20,000 scholarship. Arielle Arsenault was named a national winner in the 2006-07 Principal's Leadership Award Scholarship Program, which carries a $1,000 scholarship.

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'Every situation can be overcome'
Williamsville teen's academic, athletic success stems from decision to fight adversity

The State Journal Register
Pete Sherman
May 7, 2007

Ryan Courson, a senior at Williamsville High School, remembers stepping into his mother's Ford Expedition sometime in January of his freshman year. They were on their way to one of his high school basketball games. He had just finished meeting with an attorney in Springfield, giving a statement relating to a custody dispute between his mother, Danna, and his father, Greg. Ryan was about 14 at the time.

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He Knew Integrity Had Value, But.

Florida- Times Union
Teresa Stepzinski
May 6, 2007

Duane Carver's life sounds like a road map for a dropout. He, his sister and his divorced mom were homeless for a time. At one point they lived in a car. They were given shelter in an unheated church and later lived in a rodent-infested house. But Carter laid out a plan and stuck to it.

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West student awarded national scholarship

Bellevue Leader
Zachary McDonald
April 27, 2007

On Sept. 10, 2001, Autumne White moved into a group home with her seven brothers and sisters. History was made the next day, but the White family had more immediate problems. They had been pulled from their home to escape an abusive father, only to be placed in a home for juvenile delinquents where they were mistreated. Their parents separated and later divorced and the children moved back in with their mother.

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Matthew Park receives $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship

Cleveland Daily Banner
April 23, 2007

Walker Valley High School can now add a national scholarship winner to its list of distinguished faculty, staff and students. Senior Matthew Park was recently named one of 105 distinguished high school students to be awarded the Horatio Alger National Scholarship for 2007. The Walker Valley student is the son of Shannan Park and Robby Park.

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$20,000 Scholarship Buys a Little Relief

The Kansas City Star
Jill Sederstrom
February 10, 2007

One senior at Oak park High School just got $20,000 wealthier - but it wasn't without a lot of hard work and determination. The money is a college scholarship given to students across the nation who have overcome significant adversity. Oak Par High School student Sohail Jouya is one of two students in Missouri to be named a 2007 Horatio Alger National Scholar.

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Big Dreams, Big Heart
Determined Student Awarded Scholarship

The Myrtle Beach Sun News
Aliana Ramos
January 28, 2007

Slice, Slice, Slice. Ignoring the chaos of a full commercial kitchen behind him, 18-year-old Alphonso Beckmon wields his knife at just the right angle to cut slabs of chicken into thick slivers. There is no wavering, no stopping, just precision and a determination to get the task completed, and completed well.

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