First African American to win the National Spelling Bee gets offer of full LSU scholarship
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Zaila Avant-garde, the teenager who this week became the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, has earned yet another honor: an offer of a full scholarship to Louisiana State University.
"Your academic performance reflected scholarship first! You modeled intellectual excellence," LSU President William F. Tate IV tweeted Saturday. "@LSU_Honors awaits. I write to offer you a full scholarship to attend LSU. Here for you!," Tate wrote.More Related News
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