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H-F senior awarded SIU Chancellor’s Scholarship

by Marilyn Thomas on February 22, 2026

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Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Akayla Ross, center, proudly displays her scholarship award to Southern Illinois University valued at $108,000. She is joined by, from left, H-F college counselor Kevin Coy, mom Michelle Ross, grandmother Jacqueline Ross, and H-F counselor Melissa Sauder. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)

Akayla Ross, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, was surprised to walk into a celebration in her honor Thursday, Feb. 19, where she was awarded a scholarship to Southern Illinois University…