$10K awarded to Aurora, IL Metea Valley Excessive Faculty pupil can be utilized for faculty, assist with medical payments, home down cost

CHICAGO (WLS) — One Chicago-area highschool senior is getting $10,000 particular shock. That is due to somebody she does not even know. The scholar will be capable of money the verify to assist pay for faculty, medical payments, to donate to charity or put a down cost on a primary residence.

On Friday, Keith Melaragno, a retired Chicago government, who has given again to charities and assist children and younger pupil athletes for many years and Emely Oviedo, a former pupil athlete at Bloom Township Excessive Faculty and now a junior in faculty at Governors State College previewed the particular grant shock on ABC 7 at 7 a.m.

Round 8:45 a.m., Jocelyn Grabow, who attends Metea Valley Excessive Faculty in Aurora, was introduced because the recipient of the “Making A Distinction On & Off The Area” award, offered by Buddy’s HELPERS.

Grabow has a weighted cumulative GPA of 4.3095 and has been on the Honor Roll since 2018. She has achieved a GPA of three.6 or greater each semester of highschool to this point. Grabow has additionally been on the Metea Valley Excessive Faculty Varsity Ladies Soccer Workforce since 2019.