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Congrats Nicole Sanchez!

The Montville High graduate will receive a $1,400 scholarship to study criminal justice at the University of New Haven.

Nicole Sanchez of Uncasville has received a Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarship valued at $1,400, according to a press release from the Crystal Mall and Simon Youth Foundation.

The scholarship is awarded in partnership between Crystal Mall and Simon Youth Foundation, a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational and career development opportunities to youth.

Sanchez is a recent graduate of Montville High School and exemplified herself through academic excellence, leadership skills, and participation in both school and community activities, the press release says. She plans to study Criminal Justice at University of New Haven in the fall.

“We are very proud of the Simon Youth Scholarships program, because it has given us the opportunity to support the academic endeavors of promising youth right here in our community,” says Ashley Keating, Director of Mall Marketing for Crystal Mall.

With a combined value of more than $1 million, Simon Youth Scholarships have been awarded this spring to at least one student in every nationwide community that is home to a Simon® property. The highly competitive program awarded one scholarship for every five applicants that applied at SYF.org or their local Simon property.

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“Anything is possible with education, and Simon Youth Foundation is committed to igniting this kind of hope in students,” says J. Michael Durnil, Ph.D., President and CEO of SYF. “We are proud that our Simon Youth Scholarships help remove financial obstacles that would otherwise prevent deserving young people from pursuing the dream to attend college or another post-secondary institution.”


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