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Article: Joe's Eton-bound.

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Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England)
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March 3, 2008
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A student has a been invited to study at one of the UK's top schools.

Joe Murdy, deputy head boy at Whitburn School, has been offered a sixth-form scholarship to study at Eton College.

The 16-year-old Year 11 pupil is the third Whitburn pupil to have been offered a scholarship at the prestigious school, which can boast princes William and Harry as ex-pupils.

Joe said: "It was a surprise to get the scholarship. I didn't think I had much of a chance.

"I come across well in interviews and my grades ...

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