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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.
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OffOn I was pretty excited, Shanya told GMA.
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College athlete surprised with full scholarship.Christine Owens
A high school senior who applied to over 20 colleges has been offered more than $1 million in scholarship money.
Shanya Robinson-Owens of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been accepted into 18 schools. The 17-year-old currently attends George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science.
Shanya s aunt, Christine Owens, told Good Morning America that Shanya was always a star student, though the $1,074,260 in total scholarships was a pleasant surprise. We are overjoyed, Owens said. I knew she wouldn t have a problem getting into colleges, but we didn t know they would award her this much money in scholarship funds.
After nearly a year, La Salle Prep kids return to campus
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After nearly a year away from school because of the pandemic, most of La Salle Prep s 650 students started returning to their Milwaukie-area campus last month.
Public schools in North Clackamas and Gladstone remain closed through at least spring break, despite executive orders by Gov. Kate Brown. On Dec. 23, Brown ordered that teachers be vaccinated early, among other rule changes to encourage more Oregon schools, especially elementary schools, to transition to in-person instruction by Feb. 15.
Last month, more than 500 of the Catholic high school s 650 students opted to enroll in La Salle s new hybrid learning program, in which students spend half of their school days taking classes on campus and the other half taking classes remotely. La Salle Prep students not enrolled in hybrid learning continue to learn from home full-tim