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🌱 How a W&L senior turned global study into a major scholarship

Lexington, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a W&L senior turned global study into a major scholarship

Also on today's calendar: The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a fish with 3 eyes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
  • Wednesday: Warmer; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Waxhaw student wins scholarship to study abroad (thecharlotteweekly.com) — A Washington and Lee University senior in Lexington has earned a prestigious Boren Scholarship to support intensive Indonesian language study and a year of overseas coursework. The Waxhaw native, deeply involved in campus environmental and climate groups, credits W&L’s faculty support and her extensive study-abroad experiences with preparing her for a future career in federal public service.
   

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  • So I haven’t post on here lately .
    For reasons . However I do have a few announcements coming from me and collaborators. 1. Food connnoisseurus will be at Va heritage farm /… (Nextdoor Lexington)
  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member (7am-4pm) in Lexington. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Clifton Forge

Amherst

  • Custom LOVE sign unveiled at Amherst County rehab center to connect generations (wset.com)
  • Outdoor Track State Champions crowned from multiple area schools (wset.com)

Lynchburg

  • Construction begins on phase 3 of Miller's Rest affordable apartments in Lynchburg (wset.com)
  • Green Thumb General Manager in Lynchburg, VA (syracuse.com)
  • Green Thumb Pharmacist in Lynchburg, VA (syracuse.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A fiiish! (Thank you Ernie B. for sending it in!)
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