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Danbury HS Student Honored with Lieberman College Scholarship

Priyanka Altman is one of five HS graduating Connecticut students awarded a Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship.

The Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship Fund announced Friday that Priyanka Altman, who graduated Danbury High School this year, will receive one of five $1,500 college scholarships, The Hartford Courant reports. Altman will attend Dartmouth College in the fall.

Patch has reported on Altman’s academic achievements in math and excellent GPA at Danbury High School. Priyanka is valedictorian of Danbury High School's class of 2014 and the Concert Master of the Danbury Community Orchestra.

She hopes to study biology at Dartmouth. “I find it extremely refreshing to find proponents of education who support merit-based scholarships,” she said, according to the Courant.

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This is the second year that The Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship Fund has awarded scholarships to Connecticut students preparing to start college or going into their sophomore year. Applicants were judged on their outstanding leadership potential and record of community service.

"Higher education can provide the foundation for greater opportunity and making a difference in local communities and our nation. I am grateful to have the chance to support these students as they advance in their academic studies," said Sen. Lieberman at a news conference announcing the new and renewed recipients, according to The Hartford Courant.

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