Article: HIGH SCHOOLER'S SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS TOP $1 MILLION

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Brent Harris wouldn't have to go to college if he could cash in all his scholarship offers and live like a millionaire. The 18-year-old North High School senior received offers from at least 45 colleges. Together they add up to more than $1.3 million.

"I'd get three or four a day," he said. "I'm still getting some."

Evansville school officials said Harris' total may be a record for the district. Last year, 291 graduates together earned nearly $4 million in scholarships.

Some of Harris' offers were from the nation's most recognizable universities - Purdue, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Southern Cal and Western Kentucky. ...

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