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Nine local students win Horatio Alger scholarships - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Nine local students win Horatio Alger scholarships - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Nine local students win Horatio Alger scholarships

Published: Monday, Jul. 19, 2010 - 4:30 pm
Nine area students were among 36 California teens to receive the Horatio Alger state scholarship for overcoming adversity.
The $4,000 prize will go toward their college education. Entrepreneur Arthur Ciocca sponsors the scholarships through the Horatio Alger Association. Horatio Alger was a 19th-centruy American author, who wrote popular rags to riches stories.
"We are happy to help the deserving scholars from California attend college and achieve the American dream," Tony Novelly, president of the Horatio Alger Association, said in statement. "These scholars have exemplified the Horatio Alger ideals by using their challenges in life as a motivator for success."
Local winners include:
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