UpdatedTue, Mar 2, 2021 at 4:17 pm ET
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A West Philly high school student recently learned she was awarded more than $1 million in scholarships at 18 different colleges. (Shutterstock)
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A West Philadelphia teenager and her family are "overjoyed" after the high school senior was awarded more than $1 million in scholarships from 18 colleges and universities.
Seventeen-year-old Shanya Robinson-Owens, who attends George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science, received $1,074,260 in scholarships after she was accepted to colleges including Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; La Salle University in Philadelphia; Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri; and Temple University in Philadelphia, among others.