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Senior Isabella Sha named News12 Scholar-Athlete

Published on: Nov 25, 2022 Written by Andrea Miller

A HUGE congratulations to senior Isabella Sha who was named the Scholar-Athlete of the week for News12. Isabella will receive a $1,000.00 college scholarship for this award and met the following criteria:

Eligibility requires unweighted grades from 90 upwards or a minimum GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0.
SAT scores of 1200 or higher, or ACT scores of 30 or higher are required
Excellent achievement in athletics
A current senior in high school

Check out her whole video story here at News12.