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Appel Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship

October 15, 2014

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MACOMB, IL – West Carroll High School senior Haley Appel, of Thomson, IL, has been selected for Western Illinois University's Centennial Honors Scholarship, which awards $10,000 per year to academically high-achieving students.

High school students with an ACT score of 30 or higher and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher are eligible for the scholarship.

Appel said she expects to major in early childhood education at Western.

"I chose to apply to Western because of their amazing education program," she said. "There are so many opportunities for me to become the best teacher I can be."

After graduation, Appel would like to be a pre-kindergarten teacher.

In high school, Appel participated in softball, theatre, band and chorus.

For more information about the Centennial Honors Scholarship, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (309) 298-3100, or email admissions@wiu.edu. Additional scholarship opportunities can be found by visiting wiu.edu/scholarship.


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