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Hillside senior gets Gates scholarship

Hillside senior gets Gates scholarship

Hillside High School senior Mykia Johnson will be able to afford the college of her choice, after being awarded a Gates Millennium Scholarship from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Negro College Fund.

Johnson is an athlete and student leader at Hillside and also serves on an advisory panel to the Durham City Council. She volunteers with her church and Habitat for Humanity and participates in several clubs and honor societies at Hillside. She has won numerous honors.

One thousand students nationwide were chosen for the scholarship, based on academic achievement, leadership, minority status and financial need.

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