Philadelphia Graduating Senior's Academic Achievements Already Opening Big Doors

By Natasha Brown, CBS Philadelphia

April 30, 2021

A young woman with a very bright future ahead. CBS3 introduces you to a Philadelphia high school senior whose academic achievements are opening doors.

“I was really surprised. I know it’s really selective,” Lisber Guillion Minier said.

Lisber, a senior at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science, is now a Gates Scholar. The prestigious academic award is given only to the most accomplished students. It would be just one of many honors for this graduating senior, who has her pick of four Ivy League schools.

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