Herald-Palladium: Five students win $5,000 scholarship
It’s not uncommon for one or two students from Benton Harbor High School to win the annual Horatio Alger scholarship. But this year five of the 15 given away statewide went to seniors from the school, reports the Herald-Palladium.
More Benton Harbor students applied for the scholarship than usual this year — about 12 or 13, up from the usual three or four, said College adviser Amber Williams.
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There is also a legacy of applying for the scholarship at the school. Joseph Sparks, former chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corp., is a member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. “There is a legacy that I think he left here,” Williams said.
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