Don’t try to force Elsie Platzer and Omar Shane Howard into neat boxes. The graduating Duval County seniors thrive on challenging people’s expectations and biases. Both recently earned full-ride Gates Millennium Scholarships to attend the colleges of their choice. Elsie Platzer, 17, a senior at Stanton College Preparatory School, plans to major in environmental sciences, she said, because most people are ignoring or denying climate change.
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Denise Smith Amos, Jacksonville Times-Union
Mon, 05/02/2016 - 2:14am
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