Awards recognize students who serve their community and follow college goals
Blair seniors Tigist Tadesse and Bemnet Zewdie both received notable awards in January. Tadesse received the Martin Luther King Children of the Dream Award and Zewdie won a $22,000 scholarship from the
The Horatio Alger Scholarship Program was established in 1974 by Kenneth Beebe and is privately funded. Applicants must be enrolled in high school with plans to attend college, be involved in extracurricular and community activities and demonstrate financial need. "For many bright young students, receiving a college education and degree may seem inaccessible due to financial constraints," David Sokol, chairman of the Horatio Alger Association, said in a recent press release. "Horatio Alger Association is committed to its core mission of helping talented students who, despite facing both economic and personal hardships, continually strive toward their goal of achieving higher education."
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