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CRA student gets Algers scholarship
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| Crowley's Ridge Academy senior Debbie Godinez stands with her foster parents, Robin and Don Wilcox, Thursday after accepting the $20,000 Horatio Alger Scholarship award. |
By Tylee Tracer
ttracer@paragoulddailypress.com
The Crowley's Ridge Academy auditorium was hushed Thursday when school counselor Wayne Freer announced Debbie Godinez as the recipient of a $20,000 scholarship through the Horatio Alger Arkansas Scholarship Program.
The scholarship is issued by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, started by Kenneth Beebe in 1947. The association and scholarship are named after 19th century author Horatio Alger Jr., who wrote tales of overcoming adversity through perseverance and moral principles.
To be eligible for the scholarship the student must be a high school senior, have a strong committment to complete a bachelor's degree at an accredited institution and have at least a 2.0 grade point average.
The Horatio Alger Scholarship is awarded to provide financial assistance to a student who has exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity and who aspire to pursue higher education.
Godinez has seemingly met all the scholarship criteria. Throughout her life she has overcome many hardships. Orginally from California, she said she moved to Arkansas at 14-years-old.
"I moved by myself," Godinez said. "I had family problems in California."
She lived in the Children's Home for almost three years until she was placed with foster parents, Don and Robin Wilcox.
"She had basically run away from home," said Don. "We just want to make sure she's safe and things are done in her best interest."
Her foster parents were present to see her accept the scholarship.
She began attending CRA as a sophomore. She said going to school there had been great.
"My experience in the Children's Home and CRA has helped me redirect my life," Godinez said. "It helped me take control of my life and leave behind my old problems."
Godinez has been accepted to Harding University in Searcy. She will apply the Horatio Alger Scholarship to her tuition at the university, along with the academic scholarship the university awarded her for her ACT score.
She said she hadn't yet decided on a major, but she had considered psychology.
Godinez will be traveling to Washington DC in April as part of the Horatio Alger Scholarship program.
For more information about the scholarship visit www.hortatioalger.org.
The scholarship is issued by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, started by Kenneth Beebe in 1947. The association and scholarship are named after 19th century author Horatio Alger Jr., who wrote tales of overcoming adversity through perseverance and moral principles.
To be eligible for the scholarship the student must be a high school senior, have a strong committment to complete a bachelor's degree at an accredited institution and have at least a 2.0 grade point average.
The Horatio Alger Scholarship is awarded to provide financial assistance to a student who has exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity and who aspire to pursue higher education.
Godinez has seemingly met all the scholarship criteria. Throughout her life she has overcome many hardships. Orginally from California, she said she moved to Arkansas at 14-years-old.
"I moved by myself," Godinez said. "I had family problems in California."
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"She had basically run away from home," said Don. "We just want to make sure she's safe and things are done in her best interest."
Her foster parents were present to see her accept the scholarship.
She began attending CRA as a sophomore. She said going to school there had been great.
"My experience in the Children's Home and CRA has helped me redirect my life," Godinez said. "It helped me take control of my life and leave behind my old problems."
Godinez has been accepted to Harding University in Searcy. She will apply the Horatio Alger Scholarship to her tuition at the university, along with the academic scholarship the university awarded her for her ACT score.
She said she hadn't yet decided on a major, but she had considered psychology.
Godinez will be traveling to Washington DC in April as part of the Horatio Alger Scholarship program.
For more information about the scholarship visit www.hortatioalger.org.
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