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Fili Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship

October 10, 2014

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MACOMB, IL – Spoon River Valley High School senior Shea Fili, of London Mills, IL, has been selected for Western Illinois University's Centennial Honors Scholarship, which awards $10,000 per year to academically high-achieving students.

High school students with an ACT score of 30 or higher and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher are eligible for the scholarship.

Fili said she expects to major in bio-chemistry at Western.

At Western, Fili hopes to participate in theatre and drama programs and musical programming.

After graduation, Fili would like to go on to graduate school and eventually work in medical research.

In high school, Fili participated in volleyball, track and field, honor society, plays, the speech team, art club, science club, Scholastic Bowl and WYSE testing

For more information about the Centennial Honors Scholarship, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (309) 298-3100, or email admissions@wiu.edu. Additional scholarship opportunities can be found by visiting wiu.edu/scholarship.


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