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Essay Earns BHS Senior $2,500 Scholarship
Several hundred students from more than 50 high schools applied for Martin Whalen Office Solutions Inc.'s "Office of the Future" essay-based scholarship.
Editor's Note: The following is a release from the Valley View School District.
senior Wendy Zarate-Valle did such a good job researching and writing about the office of the future that Martin Whalen Office Solutions Inc. named her one of three Will County recipients of a $2,500 scholarship.
“I just tried to envision what the office of the future would look like and think about what might change and what might not change,” the BHS honors student told vice presidents Dan and Joe Whalen after they presented her with the award.
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“We wanted to see what students were thinking about,” Joe Whalen said, adding the company hoped to incorporate some of the comments from students into their future plans. “Wendy said great things about communications and technology that really stood out.”
Wendy, a lifelong student, hopes to pursue a career in physical therapy after she graduates. Among schools she is considering are Northern Illinois University and Benedictine University.
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She is the daughter of Rosa Valle and Javier Zarate.
Several hundred students from more than 50 high schools applied for the 75-year-old company’s “Office of the Future” essay-based scholarship.
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