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Newill Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship
December 17, 2014
MACOMB, IL – Plainfield Community High School senior Samuel Newill, of Joliet, 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.
Newill said he expects to major in pre-law enforcement and justice administration at Western.
"The major deciding factor in choosing Western was it had the major I wanted and seems like a top-notch college," Newill said.
After graduation, Newill hopes to become a police officer.
In high school, Newill participated in math club.
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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