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Bolingbrook Resident Selected for Membership in The National Society of High School Scholars

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Bolingbrook resident and Plainfield East High School student Lauren Ransom has joined an elite academic class. She recently was selected to become a member of The National Society of High School Scholars, according to a news release.

The Society—formed in 2002—recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment. Membership entitles Ransom to enjoy a wide variety of benefits, including scholarship opportunities and academic competitions.

“On behalf of NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice and commitment that Lauren (Ransom) has demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of academic excellence,” said NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel in a news release. “Lauren is now a member of a unique community of scholars—a community that represents our very best hope for the future."

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