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Winnetka Club Awards 7 College Scholarships To Recent Grads

The Winnetka Club awarded 2020 college scholarships June 7 at the gardens of the Winnetka Community House.

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The Winnetka Club Co-President Marla Bagan hands a scholarship to New Trier High School graduate Jaden Gilley.
The Winnetka Club Co-President Marla Bagan hands a scholarship to New Trier High School graduate Jaden Gilley. (Courtesy the Winnetka Club)

From the Winnetka Club:

For over 10 years the Winnetka Club has awarded college scholarships to deserving high school seniors residing in New Trier Township.

This year's recipients are: Maggia Cao attended New Trier High School and received the Kitty Shen Leadership Award. She will be attending Yale University studying Pre-med.

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Maggia Cao, recipient of the Kitty Shen Leadership Award, is pictured with family members and certificate. (Provided by the Winnetka Club)

Additional Winnetka Club scholarships were awarded to:

Jaden Gilley - NTHS, will be attending University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana to study Areospace engineering;

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Ben Ancell - NTHS, will attend Boston Conservatory-Berklee College of Music to study Musical theater

Michael Barker - Loyola Academy, will attend Bucknell University to study Engineering;

Lily Christopher - NTHS, will attend University of San Diego to study Education;

Esther Xu - NTHS will attend University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana to study Education;

Frank Zawrasky - NTHS will attend Loyola University studying Journalism.

Congratulations to all 7 of these outstanding, young students.

This release was produced by the Winnetka Club. The views expressed here are the author's own.

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