A Summary Of Becca's Case

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Becca and her mother ran away after her fathers trial. They moved from their home in Atlanta to a small town in Ohio. They were bankrupt after her father was sent to prison. He was sent to jail because he stole money from people that were invested into his company. In Ohio, Becca goes to Deskins High school as a freshman. She promises herself that she will stay out of attention and not be popular. Four years later, Becca is a senior at Deskins. She is struggling to decide if she should apply for financial aid. Her mother says she shouldn’t apply for it because then people would know about her father. This frustrates Becca but she looks into scholar ships. One scholar ship that would work for her was the Whitney Court Scholarship. This scholar

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