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Benjamin J. Newton, 19, a recent graduate of Servite High School, has won a $1,000 scholarship from the International Thespian Society, an educational theater organization based in Cincinnati.

Newton plans to use the scholarship this fall to attend DePaul University in Chicago, where he will major in acting.

Newton was one of eight high school graduates out of 2,200 candidates to receive the award this summer at the Thespian Festival at the University of Nebraska.