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Ferndale Student in Running for Scholarship

University High School senior Leamon Wilson is a nominee for Michigan First Credit Union's 'Young and Free Senior Essay Scholarship.'

University High School senior Leamon Wilson is a nominee for the Michigan First Credit Union’s “Young and Free Senior Essay Scholarship.”

Residents can vote for Leamon here: http://www.youngfreemichigan.com/high-school-senior-essays.

Voting will be open until noon on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

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The entrants need to get enough votes to be one of the 10 finalists who will move on to the judging round. The judges will decide on three entrants to receive top scholarships of $10,000, $5,000 and $3,000.

You can read Leamon's eassay here. Find out more about the scholarship program here.

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