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37 picked as semifinalists for St. Petersburg Times ScholarshipsBy NANCY WACLAWEK, Times Staff Writer© St. Petersburg Times published January 8, 2003 Thirty-seven high school seniors have been chosen as semifinalists for the 2003 St. Petersburg Times Scholarship. A total of 229 students from Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties applied. The scholarship program, which was created by the newspaper in 1999, is for students who demonstrate academic achievement, financial need, participation in extracurricular activities and community service and who have succeeded in overcoming significant obstacles in their lives. The scholarship is worth up to $15,000 per year for four years at an accredited U.S. college or university. So far, the newspaper has awarded nearly $180,000 in scholarships. The 12 young men and 25 young women now must complete the second portion of the application, answering essay questions and supplying family financial information and letters of recommendation from a high school counselor and another adult. That information will be reviewed in early February, and 10 finalists will be selected. The finalists will be interviewed in St. Petersburg in late February. The four winners will be announced in mid March. The scholarships are funded by the St. Petersburg Times Fund, Inc., formerly known as the St. Petersburg Times Scholarship Fund, which has been assisting students financially since 1953. The previous 12 winners are enrolled at Duke University in Durham, N.C.; Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.; St. John's College in Annapolis, Md; Salem College in Winston-Salem, N.C.; Rice University in Houston; Tulane University in New Orleans; the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; Washington University in St. Louis; the University of Florida and the University of Tampa. Here are the semifinalists and their schools: Citrus CountyMichelle Buzzelli, Crystal River High School Jessie Lubotsky, Lecanto High School Brian Wilkerson, Crystal River High School Hernando CountyKatie Castonguay-Prystupa, Central High School Tadd Hale, Springstead High School Hillsborough CountyIrene Castillo, Plant City High School Hakemia Jamison, Tampa Bay Technical High School Lissette Jimenez, Alonzo High School John Lowe, Gaither High School Erin Maloney, Gaither High School Albert Ng, Bloomingdale High School Valerie Parker, King High School Jesse Pope, Wharton High School Trung Tran, Jefferson High School Male student, King High School, who did not want his name published. Pasco CountyAmber Bellefleur, River Ridge High School Summer Berge, Ridgewood High School Jessica Curley, Gulf High School Sawyer Mann, Wesley Chapel High School Jessica Marlette, Hudson High School Tatyana Peshko, Mitchell High School Rachel Rose, Ridgewood High School Pinellas CountyWilliam Bramer, Lakewood High School Bryan Casanas, Pinellas Park High School Selma Causevic, Tarpon Springs High School Takita Cuthbertson, Boca Ciega High School Rebecca Dimond, Pinellas Park High School Dana Favero, Lakewood High School Louis Frazier, Clearwater High School Jasmine Honeysucker, Largo High School Dyane Jean Francois Fils, St. Petersburg High School Megan McGinnis, East Lake High School Camila Pachon, Largo High School David Reider, Calvary Christian High School Ashley Rogers, Boca Ciega High School Natalia Rosochowicz, Seminole High School Uyen Tran, Clearwater High School
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