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VIA THE WASHINGTON POST:

George Washington University handed out scholarships Wednesday, each worth more than $200,000, to nine District high school students.

The recipients come from eight different high schools:

* Angela Bonham, Dunbar High School

* Yuhana Gidey, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School

* Andrew Haynesworth, St. John’s College High School

* Nicholas Kelly, School Without Walls Senior High School

* Torrin King, Benjamin Banneker Senior High School

* Maritza Sanabria, Sidwell Friends School

* Metasebia Temesgen, Benjamin Banneker Senior High School

* Ikechukwu Umez-Eronini, McKinley Technology High School

* Isaiah West, Ballou Senior High School

GW has been awarding District high school students with full, four-year scholarships since 1989. Since its inception, the university has committed more than $16 million to the scholarship program.

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