Horatio Alger State Scholars In the News

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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