CC STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP

LEAMINGTON — Ella Riccio-Durocher, a Grade 12 student at Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School, was surprised in class by Huron University College President, Dr. Barry Craig, on Friday, March 25.

Ella was named recipient of the Hellmuth Scholarship, valued at $100,000 and awarded to only 10 high school students each year.

Huron University College is a Liberal Arts College located at Western University in London.

Ella says she’s been dreaming of this scholarship for awhile, and is hoping to garner a double major in government leadership and ethics.

She hopes to pursue law school. Her English teacher, Lisa Jacobs, described Ella as a remarkable young woman who is wise beyond her years.

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