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– To Mariana Alkhouri, a senior at Wheeling Park High School who on Tuesday was announced as a 2023 Neil S. Bucklew Scholar at West Virginia University.
The $40,000 prize that comes from being a Bucklew Scholar also makes her eligible to become a WVU Foundation Scholar, the university's highest academic honor for incoming freshmen.
Alkhouri, the daughter of Dr. Nabiel and Nesrin Alkhouri of Wheeling, plans to follow in her father's footsteps and pursue a career in medicine. She said she would like to return to Wheeling to practice following medical school.
Alkhouri keeps herself active at Park. A published poet, she is captain of both Wheeling Park's speech and debate and science bowl teams. She is a two-time first-place winner of the Stifel Award and is president of the National Honor Society at Park. She is also an AP Scholar with Distinction.
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