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Newport News senior named Gates Scholar, earns full ride to Yale
NEWPORT NEWS — Aaron Lin has already prepared his valedictorian speech. The 18-year-old Woodside High School student has one big piece of advice for fellow students: Structure your time. He wants them to envision their life in five or 10 years and then create a path to get there. Even if their goals change, he says, the structure will take them where they need to go. Lin knows what he’s ...
Smithfield Ruritans award scholarships
The Smithfield Ruritan Club recently awarded six local high school graduates $1000.00 each for their outstanding Ruritan scholarship applications. Pictured from left are Sammie Hope, attending Christopher Newport University; Abigail Burke, attending Paul D. Camp Community College; Kaitlynn Thomsom, attending the College of William and Mary; Smithfield Ruritan President Kirk Ring; Elizabeth DeFluri, attending Virginia […]
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