Osseo Senior High student named Gates Millennium Scholar

Kaley Shagen has been named a Gates Millennium Scholar, marking the third consecutive year that an Osseo Senior High student has earned this prestigious award. 

The Gates Millennium Scholars Program, one of 400 scholarships administered by the United Negro College Fund, awards good-through-graduation college scholarships to 1,000 students selected from a nationwide pool of applicants. The scholarships can be used to pursue degrees in any undergraduate major at the accredited college or university of the recipient’s choice. Originally funded by a $1 billion grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the scholarship program promotes academic excellence and leadership development.

Shagen will attend Dartmouth College next fall to study science.

Dr. Robert Perdaems, Osseo Senior High principal, noted with pride that in the past three years, OSH has produced four Gates Millennium Scholars.