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Michael Russo, Classical Scholar

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Name: Michael Russo

Grade: 12

School:

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Accomplishment: Russo received the four-year Bean Scholarship from The College of the Holy Cross for Latin and Greek studies at Holy Cross.

"I am one of his teachers at the high school," Peter O'Sullivan, one of Russo's teachers at Avon High School wrote in an e-mail to Patch. "He is a wonderful young man, and Michael’s accomplishment is something worth celebrating."

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Key to awesomeness: "I feel humbled and privileged to have been selected as a recipient of such a prestigious award as this," Russo said about receiving the Bean Scholarship. "I am looking forward to continuing my pursuits and immersing myself in Latin and Ancient Greek. I wholeheartedly know that at Holy Cross I will be able to fulfill such aspirations to the utmost extent. And for such an honor, I am forever grateful to all those -- family, teachers, friends -- who have supported me."


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