Academic excellence, family struggles mark 2012 Barnes Scholar winners

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Academic excellence, family struggles mark 2012 Barnes Scholar winners

By: Times Staff On: Mon 20 of Feb., 2012 17:59 EST (26 Reads)

By Nancy Waclawek, Times Staff Writer
Monday, February 20, 2012
The 2012 Barnes Scholarship winners are, in the words of one counselor, young people who "will simply not take 'no' for an answer in regards to future successes in life."All of them stepped up when their families needed them, overcoming illness, poverty and tragedy. All of them have maintained the highest level of academic excellence.The 2012 Barnes Scholarship winners, announced today by the Tampa Bay Times Fund, are Nourhan Elsayed of St. Petersburg High School in Pinellas County, Ayushe Misra of Alonso High School in Hillsborough County, Ruben Godinez of Strawberry Crest High School in Hillsborough County and Basil Jackson of Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa.The four students are eligible to receive up to $15,000 per year for four years of study at an accredited U.S. college or university. The scholarships are sponsored by the ...

By Nancy Waclawek, Times Staff Writer
Monday, February 20, 2012

The 2012 Barnes Scholarship winners are, in the words of one counselor, young people who "will simply not take 'no' for an answer in regards to future successes in life."

All of them stepped up when their families needed them, overcoming illness, poverty and tragedy. All of them have maintained the highest level of academic excellence.

The 2012 Barnes Scholarship winners, announced today by the Tampa Bay Times Fund, are Nourhan Elsayed of St. Petersburg High School in Pinellas County, Ayushe Misra of Alonso High School in Hillsborough County, Ruben Godinez of Strawberry Crest High School in Hillsborough County and Basil Jackson of Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa.

The four students are eligible to receive up to $15,000 per year for four years of study at an accredited U.S. college or university. The scholarships are sponsored by the ...

Source: http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/academic-excellence-family-struggles-mark-2012-barnes-scholar-winners/1216293

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