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BRAG BOOK: Harrison School for the Arts student wins prestigious award
Harrison School for the Arts student wins prestigious award
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LAKELAND, Fla. â Have you ever had the feeling you re in the presence of greatness? Someone who hasn t realized their potential yet, but you can feel they re on the verge of leaving their mark on history?
ABC Action News Anchor Deiah Riley says she had that feeling when she met 18-year-old Sylvia Nicholas Patterson.
Patterson s a senior at Lakeland s Harrison School for the Arts and just won a rare, prestigious award. Out of the nearly 230,000 students who submitted for the Scholastic art and writing awards, I was one of the 16 who was chosen for the gold medal portfolio. And out of the 16, I was one of the eight who were chosen for writing, explains Patterson.