Good News in Schools

Congratulations to Alex LaPierre

Lovejoy High School Senior
A Winner of the 2010 National Scholar of
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans

Alex LaPierre, a senior at Lovejoy High School, was honored as one of the winners of the 2010 National Scholar of Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. She was required to write several essays and was requested to compare her life to a current member of the association.  The member she chose to write about was Willy Amos of ‘Famous Amos Cookies’. Although there were 50,000 applicants, only 104 made it to Washington, D.C. to receive the full scholarship. Alex was one of the fortunate applicants.

As a result of her win, Alex won a $20,000 scholarship to the school of her choice (some schools will match the scholarship), a Dell laptop, and a free trip to Washington, D.C. from April 7-11. During the trip to Washington, she was able to shake hands with Dr. Condoleezza Rice, meet Tom Selleck and David Foster, dine at the Ritz Carlton Hotel with members of the association, be honored in the Constitution hall, lunch at the U.S. State Department in the Thomas Jefferson room, and stand on the floor of the U.S. Supreme Court to be honored. Congratulations to Lovejoy’s Alex LaPierre.