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Thompson gets scholarship

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Shelton High School senior Bren-na Thompson is the recipient of the Jack Stewart Scholarship for 2011. The scholarship, a $1, 000 award, honors a student athlete in their pursuit of higher education and athletic endeavors.

Thompson is a 4.0 GPA student and has been accepted to Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., a small Christian university with a Division I athletic program. She plans to pursue pre-requi-site academics for a degree in pharmacy while competing on the Lipscomb track and field team.

Thompson is the daughter of Penny and Dwayne Thompson. She has three siblings and attended Pioneer elementary and middle school before attending Oakland Bay Junior High and Shelton High School. She has completed college courses in the Running Start program. While at SHS, she participated in track and

field and was a top competitor at the

state level in the 400 meters. She has been honored with the "Most Valuable Team Member" and "Most Inspirational" awards. She has also participated in volleyball.



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