News & Events 2007-2008

Senior Wins Morehead-Cain Scholarship
Second Blair Student to Win in Last Six Years

Todd Lewis ’08, a four-year senior from Oxford, N.J., has been awarded the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship. He is the second Blair student to have won this honor since the School joined the competition six years ago. The Morehead-Cain provides a full four-year scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including an annual stipend that covers full tuition and all other normal expenses, laptop computers for all entering freshmen; a fully funded, four-year summer enrichment program beginning the summer before the freshman year; and funding to pursue a gap year before starting college.

Headmaster Chan Hardwick said, “Just as we were leaving for spring break, we got the terrific news about Todd; he is considering whether to accept the scholarship – long considered the most prestigious merit scholarship in the country – or to attend one of the other great colleges to which he has been admitted.” Todd, a talented thespian and gifted singer, recently starred in the Blair Academy Players’ winter musical production, Guys and Dolls, his eighth and final production with the Players.

According to their Web site, “Moreheads enjoy close relationships with some of the world’s greatest scholars... Perhaps most important, the Morehead is designed to help every Scholar discover the very best he or she has to offer.” Candidates for this honor are top high school students who are leaders in their schools and communities. Successful candidates rank near the top of their class academically, and their classroom performance is complemented by contributions and achievements in non-academic areas. The following four criteria are used to evaluate nominees: capacities to lead and motivate fellow students; scholastic ability and extracurricular attainments; moral force of character, and physical vigor as shown by participation in sports or in other ways.

Posted 3/28/08

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