3/21/13 - A local high school senior is already dealing with the kind of schedule many adults find difficult to master, but she recently learned her next ten years are also spoken for. Heather Buja is the Senior Class President at Howell High School and also competes on the schoolâs We The People Constitution competition team. In addition, Buja is a star on the schoolâs cross country team, takes Advanced Placement courses and works at a boutique in Brighton. Sheâs also in the running to be the classâs Valedictorian. But last night, it was announced at the Howell High School Scholarship Night that she has also received an $180,000 Navy ROTC scholarship to attend Boston University. Buja says she received the scholarship last November when she visited the school and an official made an on-the-spot decision to offer it. While the full ride to college was certainly great news to her parents, Buja says that also comes with a six-year commitment to the Navy and Naval Reserves afterwards. Buja says she hopes to double-major in chemistry and political science as those have been her passions in high school. But while the scholarship is certainly an important part of her future, her immediate priority is preparing to join her We The People teammates and represent Michigan next month at the national competition in Washington D.C. (JK)
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