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Two Centreville High School Students Awarded Northern Virginia Community College Honors Scholarship

The scholarship covers full tuition for students.

Centreville High School students Helena Nguyen and Jennifer Conner have been awarded Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Honors Scholarship.

Nineteen high school students from Northern Virginia were selected for the honors scholarships, according to a press release issued by NOVA.

The scholarships cover the cost of in-state tuition, books, supplies and travel abroad for two years of study. This is the first time the College is offering this type of scholarship to incoming students.

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Scholarship winners will be enrolled in NOVA’s Honors Program, an enriched path of study for highly-motivated students. Honors courses include rigorous academics, enrichment activities, opportunities for leadership and in-depth research.

“We are very excited about this remarkable opportunity to provide highly-motivated and talented high school students with full tuition at NOVA,” NOVA Honors Coordinator Stacy Rice said in a statement. “This year’s 19 winners are competitive candidates, worthy of admission at any four-year institution of their choice, so we are thrilled and honored that they will be taking their first academic steps at NOVA.”

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