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CHS senior wins national scholarship
Lakenewsonline.com
May 1, 2012
Jacob Dittman, a senior at Camdenton High School, was given a five-day all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. to accept a $20,000 national scholarship awrded to him by the Horatio Alger Association, which also entitles him to a collegiate match of the same amount.
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Highland senior wins $20K scholarship for academics
Salt Lake Tribune
April 19, 2012
When Highland High School senior Melissa Puga applied for the Horatio Alger Utah Scholarship, she thought she was competing for $5,000. Instead, she earned the national scholarship, which awarded her $20,000.
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Education Notes: Collin County student receives Horatio Alger National Scholarship
Dallas Morning News
March 26, 2012
Rasheenah Bartley of Princeton is among 104 recipients of Horatio Alger National Scholarships from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. Recipients, chosen for demonstrating courage and overcoming personal obstacles to achieve academic success, receive a $20,000 scholarship and an all-expenses-paid trip to awards ceremonies in Washington, D.C., next month.
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$20,000 scholarships
Newsday
March 25, 2012
Jeffrey Cannon of Northport High School and Carly Miller of Smithtown High School West were among 104 nationwide earlier this month to be named recipients of $20,000 scholarships from the nonprofit Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, a nonprofit dedicated to the ideals of the 19th-century author.
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Editorial: Three Cheers
The Mountain Press
March 17, 2012
Cole Burns deserving of Horatio Alger scholarship
This is the time of year when we start to learn of scholarships being awarded to local graduating seniors. Any scholarship is significant and a tribute to the recipient's dedication and study habits. But one in particular announced so far deserves special mention
Cole Burns, a senior at Sevier County High School and a Kodak resident, has received one of the $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarships. The scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc. was awarded to 104 students from across the U.S.; only two recipients were from Tennessee. The scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate courage in overcoming personal obstacles to gain academic success.
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SCHS senior Cole Burns with Horatio Alger scholarship for $20,000
The Mountain Press
March 17, 2012
Cole Burns, a senior at Sevier County High School and a Kodak resident, has received one of the $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship.
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News of note about your friends and neighbors in the Treasure Valley
The Idaho Statesman
March 13, 2012
Seth WhiteEyes of Boise is one of 104 Horatio Alger National Scholarship recipients, sponsored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. He will receive a $20,000 scholarship to a four-year school and will be honored at the Horatio Alger Awards Ceremonies in April in Washington, D.C.
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Logan senior awarded scholarship
Quay County Sun
March 13, 2012
A Logan High senior has received a scholarship bestowed on just 104 students across the country.
Holly Raines-Baxter, 18, a senior at Logan high school said she was excited to be notified she had received the Horatio Alger National Scholarship, good for $20,000 at any four-year institution.
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Roemmich selected
The Bismarck Tribune
March 11, 2012
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc. has announced the 104 recipients of the Horatio Alger National Scholarship. Each will receive a $20,000 scholarship to a four-year school of his or her choice and will be honored at the Horatio Alger Awards Ceremonies in Washington, D.C, in April.
The 2012 recipient from North Dakota is Brady Roemmich from Bowman.
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Stillwater student earns $20,000 scholarship for his educational enthusiasm
Stillwater News-Press
March 10, 2012
A Stillwater student is among 104 high schoolers nationwide who will receive a $20,000 scholarship to a four-year school of their choice.
Rafael Rodriguez, a Stillwater High School senior, said he had applied for many scholarships.
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New Hampshire high school senior receives $20,000 Horatio Alger scholarship
Parenting NewHampshire
March 8, 2012
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., is pleased to announce the names of the 104 Horatio Alger National Scholarship recipients. Each student will receive a $20,000 scholarship to a four-year school of his or her choice, and will be honored at the Horatio Alger Awards Ceremonies in Washington D.C, in April.
The 2012 Horatio Alger National Scholarship recipient from New Hampshire is Charles S. DeBenedetto from Raymond.
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Greenpoint teen wins $20G scholarship
New York Daily News
March 7, 2012
She’s a Brooklyn star.
Greenpoint teen Claritza Gonzales used to worry about how she would ever go to college and become a pediatrician on her mom’s $10 an hour job as a home health aide.
All of that changed earlier this month when Gonzales, 17, won a $20,000 scholarship award for straight-A students from cash-strapped households.
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Horatio Alger scholarships go to student with amazing stories of perserverance
Kansas City Star
March 7, 2012
Measured in money, they are not among the 1 percent.
But the three Kansas City area students have proved themselves rich enough in courage, resilience and abiding hope to earn recognition for overcoming obstacles that would have hobbled others.
Olivia Wills, 19, of Olathe East High School .
Zac Zumwalt, 18, of William Chrisman High School in Independence.
Megan Smith, 17, of Shawnee Mission West High School .
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Churchill senior wins Alger scholarship
The Register-Guard
March 5, 2012
A Churchill High School senior is one of two Oregon students to receive a Horatio Alger National Scholarship. Hunter Goguen will get $20,000 to cover the costs of attending the four-year school of his choice.
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Highschool senior a national scholar
The Sun Herald
March 4, 2012
Meagan Letson of Moss Point knows persistence can pay off.
Letson, a senior at Resurrection Catholic School in Pascagoula, was named a 2012 Horatio Alger National Scholar, earning a college scholarship worth $20,000.
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2 high school students win Alger scholarships
The Oklahoman
March 4, 2012
Two Oklahoma high school students have earned the Horatio Alger National Scholarship, which is worth $20,000. The winners are Stillwater resident Rafael J. Rodriguez and Ardmore resident Tyler R. Dickson. The students will attend an award ceremony in Washington next month. About 100 scholarships were awarded nationwide. The awards are funded by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, which honors students who overcome adversity.
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Griswold: Farmersville High scholarship winner beats the odds
The Fresno Bee
March 3, 2012
Anney Leyva, 17, a Farmersville High senior awarded a $20,000 Horatio Alger scholarship, comes from humble beginnings like those in the "rags to riches" stories of the scholarship's namesake.
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She and her dad defined success; then, she lived it
The Portland Press-Herald
March 3, 2012
When Sydney Crogan was in the sixth grade, she met adversity face to face and vowed not to let it direct the course of her life.
Sidney Crogan, 17, a Winslow High School senior, has been awarded a $20,000 scholarship. She applied for the scholarship by writing a series of essays, including one about a talk with her father.
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Morgantown Student Awarded 2012 Horatio Alger National Scholarship
WBOY-TV – Online
March 3, 2012
Names of 104 Horatio Alger National Scholarship recipients announced Thursday, according to a news release from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.
The West Virginia recipient of the 2012 Horatio Alger National Scholarship is Alandra J. Flanigan from Morgantown, according to the news release.
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$20,000 scholarship recipient looks to future
The Quad-City Times
March 2, 2012
While riding with his fellow swim team members to a meet in Muscatine in January, Alexander Menke of Bettendorf learned that he had become a member of a select club.
Menke, 18, a senior at Bettendorf High School, is one of 104 high school students nationwide to be awarded 2012 $20,000 Horatio Alger scholarships for being successful while overcoming adversity.
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South Dakota student wins Horatio Alger scholarship
KSFY-TV – Online
March 2, 2012
The 2012 Horatio Alger National Scholarship recipient from South Dakota is Tiarra R. Little from Pine Ridge.
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Two Colorado students win $20,000 Horatio Alger scholarships
The Denver Post
March 1, 2012
April R. Regas from Denver and Blake A. Whittemore from Castle Rock will each receive a $20,000 scholarship when they are among the 104 honorees next month at the National Scholars Conference in Washington,. D.C.
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Jacksonville student wins Horatio Alger Scholarship
The Florida Times-Union
March 1, 2012
A Jacksonville high school senior is among four in Florida to receive an $20,000 national scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc.
The only one from Northeast Florida, Rachel N. Rogers is among 104 scholarship recipients nationwide. Each will receive the scholarship to a four-year school of their choice.
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Winslow student recieves $20,000 scholarship
Bangor Daily news
March 1, 2012
Winslow High School's Sydney Crogan was one of 104 U.S. students selected to receive a $20,000 scholarship from the Horatio Alger National Scholarship program on Thursday.
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Classroom Clips North/East
Birmingham News
February 29, 2012
Michaela Sanderson, a Gardendale High School senior, was notified in January that she was chosen as a Horatio Alger National Scholar.
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Area students get Horatio Alger Scholarships
The Advocate
October 7, 2011
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans awarded scholarships to outstanding high school students in Louisiana. Students from The Advocate’s readership area are listed below.
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Fenton senior receives $20,000 national scholarship
Tri-County TImes
June 3, 2011
Perhaps no one explained the concept of a glass ceiling to Fenton High School senior Ashley Kendrick. Despite moving 12 times in the last year and experiencing financial hardships, she has never let her personal life conflict with her thirst for success. The National Honor Society student and varsity softball player discovered in December that she has the means to shatter through that ceiling, all because of her work ethic and academic success.
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Mouton beats the odds, becomes a success
The Advertiser
May 22, 2011
Ulysse Mouton, a Northside High School senior, was one of 104 students in the nation to receive the Horatio Alger National Scholarship.
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A tough life overcome
Flat Head News Group
May 24, 2011
After surviving some decidedly dark years, the future looks bright for the 18-year-old Columbia Falls senior. She was recently awarded a Horatio Alger Association scholarship — one of 104 awarded in the entire U.S. The Association awards scholarships to students dedicated to the simple belief “that hard work, honesty and determination can conquer all obstacles.”
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St. Mary's Ryken student named Horatio Alger scholar will attend University of North Carolina
My Catholic Standard
May 24, 2011
Emily Simmons, a graduating senior at St. Mary's Ryken High School in Leonardtown and one of only 104 Horatio Alger scholars nationwide, will use her scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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For scholarship winner, ‘A School’ is no frill
The Ridgefield Press
April 10, 2011
He’s among this year’s nine-student senior class, eight of whom have been accepted to colleges. He is also among 104 students nationwide awarded the $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship for demonstrating a commitment to academic achievement in the face of adversity.
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Ill. students win $20,000 college scholarship
BDN.com
April 8, 2011
Four Illinois students will receive $20,000 toward college as winners of the Horatio Alger National Scholarship.
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Now he can go to college
South Bend Tribune
April 7, 2011
Jim was selected as a 2011 Horatio Alger National Scholar. He’s one of 104 high school seniors — two from Indiana — to receive the national award from the Horatio Alger Association.
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She refused to accept poverty and failure
Charlotte Observer
April 3, 2011
The Concord native is ranked 21st academically among 515 seniors at Independence High School in Charlotte. She recently earned a $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship to help fund her college education. Natasha will receive the award in Washington, D.C., this week.
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Hackettstown High School's Jordan Perrine named Horatio Alger National Scholar
NJ.com
April 3, 2011
Jordan Perrine, a senior at Hackettstown High School, is one of only 104 high school students nationwide to have been chosen as a Horatio Alger National Scholar.
Perrine will receive a $20,000 scholarship to help fund his college education from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. He was chosen from over 40,000 applicants across the United States, and is one of only 3 National Scholars from New Jersey.
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Area students are making the grade
The Mercury
March 20, 2011
Aubrey Pace, daughter of Robert and Rebecca Feraker of Lower Pottsgrove, was named recipient of a 2011 Horatio Alger Scholarship.
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Lindbergh student is Horatio Alger National Scholar
Suburban Journals
March 8, 2011
Lindbergh High School senior Drew Templeton has been selected as a 2011 Horatio Alger National Scholar.Templeton will receive a $20,000 college scholarship to be disbursed over his college career. He also will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the Horatio Alger National Scholars Conference in April in Washington, D.C.
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Malachi Kobayashi of Kapaau named Horatio Alger National Scholar
Hawaii Tribune Herald
March 6, 2011
Kobayashi is one of 104 high school seniors, and the only student from Hawaii, to receive the national award from the Horatio Alger Association. Each receives a $20,000 scholarship to a four-year school of his or her choice and will be honored at the Horatio Alger Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., in early April.
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HPA senior selected as 2011 Horatio Alger National Scholar
Hawaii 24/7
March 3, 2011
Malachi Kobayashi, a senior at Hawaii Preparatory Academy has been selected as a 2011 Horatio Alger National Scholar. Kobayashi is one of 104 high school seniors — and the only student from Hawaii — to receive the national award from the Horatio Alger Association.
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HPA Student Wins $20,000 Scholarship
Big Island News Center
March 2, 2011
Malachi Kobayashi, a senior at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, has been selected as a 2011 Horatio Alger National Scholar. Kobayashi is one of 104 high school seniors–and the only student from Hawaii–to receive the national award from the Horatio Alger Association. Each student will receive a $20,000 scholarship to a four-year school of his or her choice and will be honored at the Horatio Alger Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. April 6 to 10, 2011.
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Armuchee senior selected as Horatio Alger Scholar
Rome News-Tribune
February 16, 2011
Sarah Michele Barnett, a senior at Armuchee High School, has been selected as a 2011 Horatio Alger National Scholar. Barnett was one of only two recipients in the state of Georgia this year. She will receive a $20,000 college scholarship and she will receive an all – expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 2011 Horatio Alger National Scholars Conference in April.
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Ruth Ham: Doiron selected as Horatio Alger Scholar
Sanford News
February 10, 2011
Shapleigh resident Lance Doiron, a senior at Massabesic High School, has been selected as one of 104 students in the United States to be added to the list of Horatio Alger Scholars. Along with that designation, Doiron, will receive a $20,000 scholarship to help his college education and an all-expenses-paid trip to participate in the National Scholars Conference in Washington D.C. this spring.
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Roosevelt senior lands $20k college scholarship
Fresno Bee
February 9, 2011
Like a protagonist in one of Horatio Alger's rags-to-riches tales, Roosevelt High School senior Ricardo Avelar has succeeded in the classroom despite his family's disadvantages. That success helped him win a $20,000 scholarship to fund his college studies.
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Northside senior wins scholarship
2theadvocate
February 4, 2011
Ulysse Mouton, a senior at Northside High School, was recently named a Horatio Alger National Scholar. The honor from the Horatio Alger Association includes a $20,000 scholarship.
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Archdiocesan News Briefs: Super student
St. Louis Review
January 21, 2011
Philip Moore, a senior at Christian Brothers College High School, has been named a 2011 National Scholar by the Horatio Alger Association. Only 104 scholarships were awarded nationwide from a field of more than 3,800 applicants. CBC’s class leader in Christian service hours, Philip’s volunteerism includes helping at soup kitchens and as a mentor to younger students.
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Speech, drama class to be added to Eldorado High School
The Daily Register
January 21, 2011
The board congratulated high school senior Carla Collins who arrived at the meeting with her mother and holding her 2-year-old nephew, Gabriel. Collins was awarded a $20,000 Horatio Alger scholarship and plans to study elementary and early childhood education at St. Stephen's College in Colombia, Mo.
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Ryken Senior Awarded $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship
The BayNet
January 19, 2011
Emily Simmons, a senior at St. Mary’s Ryken High School (SMR), has been awarded a $20,000 Horatio Alger Scholarship and an all-expenses-paid trip to participate in the National Scholars Conference in Washington, D.C., this coming April.
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St. Mary’s Ryken Senior Awarded $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship
The Archdiocese of Washington
January 18, 2011
Emily Simmons, a senior at St. Mary’s Ryken High School, has been awarded a $20,000 Horatio Alger Scholarship and will participate in the National Scholars Conference in Washington, D.C., this April.
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Grades and challenges result in $20,000 scholarship
The Daily Register
January 17, 2011
Collins recently learned she is one of 104 nationwide recipients of a $20,000 Horatio Alger Scholarship, one she plans to put to use over the next four years preparing to become an elementary school or early childhood teacher.
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D.C. news in brief: College scholarships for homeless, at-risk students
Washington Post
September 23, 2010
A national scholarship program is teaming with an organization that helps fight homelessness to offer college scholarships to homeless and at-risk youths. The Horatio Alger Association and Give US Your Poor plan to award college scholarships to homeless and at-risk high school students in every state. Applications will be accepted until Oct. 30.
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Education from cradle to college curbs poverty, produces Gates scholars
AJC
September 11, 2010
Johnson is also the first CREW Teen in the Ivy League. He had his pick of Dartmouth, Brown and Penn. He chose the latter and won a $20,000 national Horatio Alger scholarship as a tribute to his triumphs. Still, when Johnson walks the halls of the Wharton School -- Penn's celebrated business college -- he says it all seems like a dream.
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Former Homeless Teen Wins Several Scholarships
My FOX 9
June 13, 2010
That experience would become an essay. That essay would help Griffin win the Horatio Alger scholarship. A few weeks ago, there was a trip to Washington, D.C. where he met other winners from around the country.
Soon he won other scholarships. He won the Dell, the Wallin and a Kirby Pucket scholarship. He has earned a told of $72,000 for college.
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Hardworking student's story is inspirational
The Daily Journal
June 9, 2010
Enter Vineland High School senior Franklin Marsh. His story was on the front page of The Daily Journal Tuesday, and it was as inspiring as those Horatio Alger stories of long ago. But the inspiration in this case is not just from this young man, but also from those who have helped guide him on the right path.
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Lindsey Verret: overcoming the odds
Mail Tribune
June 6, 2010
Verret recently received a $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship, the largest scholarship program in the nation for high school students who have overcome significant obstacles in their lives. She plans to attend Arizona State University to study kinesiology and Spanish. Out of 50,000 applicants, she was among the 104 who received scholarships this year.
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$20,000 to Teen Honored for Excelling Over Hardships
Orlando Sentinel
May 12, 2010
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans selected Michelle as one of its 100 National High School Scholars for 2010 and awarded her a $20,000 college scholarship.
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Two Horatio Alger winners share their stories
The Miami Herald
May 6, 2010
Jessica L. Stone and Christopher J. Bahamundi, two of the four Broward winners of the Horatio Alger National Scholarship, have both faced challenges and hardships while attending high school. Here's an idea of the qualities that helped them stand out.
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Hudson senior gets national scholarship
The Lufkin Daily News
May 6, 2010
But the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans saw something even more remarkable in the young man, and named him one of the 2010 Horatio Alger National Scholars.
Among the 104 students to receive a $20,000 scholarship from the association, 11 professional men and women were honored, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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Teen Reaps Rewards of Hard Work
The Register-Guard
April 15, 2010
For Magill-Starr, hard work has paid off. He is one of 104 students in the United States and Puerto Rico chosen this year to receive a $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship intended to help fund their college educations.
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On Campus
Atlanticville
April 1, 2010
Hillary R. Goldfine, a Shore Regional High School senior, became one of only 104 American college-bound high school seniors to be selected as a National Scholar by the prestigious Horatio Alger Association. She will receive a $20,000 scholarship, attend an all-expenses-paid trip to the Scholars Conference in Washington, D.C., April 7-11, and receive a host of collegiate support services provided by the Horatio Alger Association.
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Aaron Hsu wins Horatio Alger Scholarship
Tri-City Voice
March 31, 2010
Aaron Hsu, a sixteen year old recent high school graduate from Fremont, was one of only seven students from California who won a $20,000 college scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association, named for a 19th century writer whose "rags to riches" stories were popular in the day. The scholarship is awarded to students who have faced obstacles in their life and persevered through commitment and determination.
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Irvington teen wins scholarship as she overcomes adversity
The Star-Ledger
March 23, 2010
Marcella T. Worthen is finishing up her high school career with the usual teenage aspirations and preoccupations. There have been college applications to complete, plans to make for the senior prom and academic subjects to master.
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Richland One Student Named Horatio Alger National Scholar
Richland One
March 19, 2010
Richland One Middle College senior Aaron G. Fountain has been named a 2010 Horatio Alger National Scholar, an honor he shares with only 104 high school seniors in the nation.
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BADD turns into good
The State
March 11, 2010
He just won a $20,000 Horatio Alger college scholarship for his efforts to overcome adversity and will put that money toward his college education at Winthrop University.
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Lakeland senior wins national scholarship
Suffolk News-Herald
March 5, 2010
It would have been easy for Brenton Stokes to throw in the towel, and most people probably wouldn’t have blamed him.
Brenton weathered tumultuous times in high school, but he never let his circumstances get the better of him.
Now, his hard work has paid off. Brenton was one of 104 students in America, and one of two students in Virginia, chosen to receive the Horatio Alger National Scholarship, given by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.
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2 area seniors win Horatio Alger scholarships
Indystar.com
March 4, 2010
A Northside private student was one of two area seniors recognized for overcoming obstacles to receive a hefty college scholarship.
Bishop Chatard senior Kristin Caccavo was awarded a $20,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship.
Megan Kovach of New Palestine was the other recipient, and also received a $20,000 scholarship.
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Misfortune doesn't hold back senior from South
Nashua Telegraph
June 19, 2009
But Gervais, 18, has persevered, overcoming the loss of one of his two sisters and his father, as well as a host of other setbacks, including blindness in one eye and the fact that his parents separated early in his life. He took it upon himself to take more difficult AP and honors courses his junior year. Earlier this year, Gervais was named as one of the recipients of the Horatio Alger national Scholarship, which comes with a $20,000 scholarship.
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Overcoming adversity no stranger to award winner
Warwick Beacon
April 14, 2009
Peter Ruggiero is no stranger to success. Ruggiero, a senior at Warwick Veteran’s Memorial High School, not only sports a 3.3 GPA, but he’s also a three-letter athlete—playing varsity football (he’s a co-captain), baseball and wrestling. But Ruggiero never expected to be selected to win the 2009 Horatio Alger scholarship award.
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Decision to embrace education pays
Arizona Republic
April 10, 2009
Facing much adversity, Javier Garcia had few options. His family was evicted from their home after his stepdad went to jail. Garcia, a ninth-grader at the time, was failing classes and missing school.
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Armuchee student wins Horatio Alger scholarship
Rome News Tribune
April 10, 2009
Hope L. Hite, an Armuchee High School student, has received the National Scholar award from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc.
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Class Act
The Buffalo News
March 15, 2009
St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute senior Ryan Glover, has captured a $20,000 college scholarship – the Horatio Alger National Scholar Award.
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Local student awarded $20,000 scholarship
The Register Citizen
March 1, 2009
A local student has been selected to receive a $20,000 scholarship from a national organization. Victoria L. Measles was selected by theHoratio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans to receive the National Scholarship award.
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Girl has 20,000 reasons to dream bigger
The Tundra Drums
February 5, 2009
Samantha Feemster was planning on attending University of Alaska Fairbanks next year. Now she’s thinking of applying to Baylor, a private research college in Texas. The Seward High School senior has more options, thanks to a $20,000 Horatio Alger Scholarship. Over 35,000 students applied for the 2009 national award. Feemster was the only Alaskan recognized.
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Two Johnson High School students get $20,000 scholarships
TwinCities.com / Pioneer Press
January 17, 2009
Moua, his six siblings and parents moved into a one-bedroom apartment with his uncle's family. Mohamed, his mother and two sisters were homeless. Now, both are seniors at St. Paul's Johnson High School, and their plans for college got a huge shot in the arm last week when they learned their struggles to overcome adversity had earned them each a $20,000 scholarship from the Washington, D.C.-based Horatio Alger Association.
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Benavides, Coleman receive Horatio Alger National Scholarships
Lake County News
January 10, 2009
Two very special young people received an incredible piece of news this week – they had each been chosen out of thousands of applicants nationwide to receive $20,000 scholarships to help fund their college education. Kyle Coleman, 17, of Upper Lake, and Laura Benavides, 18, of Nice, received word Tuesday that they were among 105 recipients of the scholarships, offered by the Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program.
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Celebrating success by singing
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November 6, 2008
It is arguably America’s most enduring myth. The destitute young man, relying on nothing but his energy and ingenuity, works hard and ultimately realizes the American dream. He becomes rich. Mario Frangoulis, the tenor who joins the Omaha Symphony this weekend for a pops concert, wasn’t exactly poor. He’s not even American.
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Snowe Meets with Celebrated Greek Tenor and International Ambassador to the Horatio Alger Association, Mario Frangoulis
Senator Snowe News Release
November 20, 2008
U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) today met with Mario Frangoulis, a world-renowned Greek tenor and newly-named International Ambassador to the Horatio Alger Association.
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Congratulations, Colin!
The Arizona Republic
September 2, 2008
One day last school year, Colin J. Darland was surfing the net looking up college scholarships when one of them caught his eye. Darland, 18, noticed that the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc., was offering scholarships ranging from $2 to $22,000 to students who had overcome adversity.
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Southmoreland grad is Horatio Alger scholarship winner
The Independent Observer
July 3, 2008
Overcoming adversity is a lesson one 2008 Southmoreland graduate has had to learn early. This spring his perseverance and determination has paid off.
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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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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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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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West student awarded national scholarship
Bellevue Leader
Zachary McDonald
April 27, 2008
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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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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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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