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DHS Grad Lands $1,000 College Scholarship

Allison Boudreau's essay selected winner by judges.

Recent graduate is going to head to college with an extra $1,000.

Her essay entitled “The Future is Bright for Community Banks” was selected the Northern Illinois winner by the Community Bankers Association of Illinois Foundation.

Boudreau was sponsored by CenTrust Bank in the essay competition, which revolved around the question, “How does a community bank help a community to grow?”

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103 banks representing 209 students participated in the contest this year.

Boudreau graduated from Deerfield High School in May and plans to study business at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. 

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