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Three London high school students have been awarded $5,000 scholarships for showing strength and perseverance in the face of adversity.
The awards, named after 19
th century novelist Horatio Alger, whose work often featured young men in poverty, were awarded to Alishba Farrukh of Sir Frederick Banting secondary school, Yihua Liu of London Central secondary school and Makela Dew of H. B. Beal secondary school.
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The trio are among 160 students from across the country who were awarded scholarships from the Horatio Alger Association of Canada.
Three London-area high school students score $5,000 scholarships
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Three London-area high school students score $5,000 scholarships
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