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High school senior overcomes homelessness, COVID-19 to win $40,000 scholarship
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - A high school senior in California is one of just 30 seniors to get a $40,000 scholarship to pursue a STEM education. He overcame homelessness and the coronavirus to win the high honor.
Omar Bahena is one of 30 high school seniors from Southern California to be named a 2021 Edison Scholar. He will use his $40,000 scholarship to study electrical engineering at UCLA, starting in the fall.
The senior had to overcome challenging circumstances to win the award. Bahena says his family lost their home in January 2020 after his father was injured while working at his job, leaving the family unable to make payments.
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