Cambridge Scholars

Four seniors have won Harvard Cambridge scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2006-2007 academic year. Physics and...

Four seniors have won Harvard Cambridge scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2006-2007 academic year. Physics and astronomy/astrophysics concentrator Jonathan Blazek, of Western Springs, Illinois, and Quincy House, will be the Lieutenant Charles H. Fiske III Scholar at Trinity College; government concentrator Joseph Hanzich, of Trabuco Canyon, California, and Leverett House, is the Governor William Shirley Scholar at Pembroke College; history and literature concentrator Sylvia Houghteling, of Brookline, Massachusetts, and Dunster House, will be the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholar at Emmanuel College; and government concentrator Om Lala, of Wyckoff, New Jersey, and Kirkland House, is the John Eliot Scholar at Jesus College.

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