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She will\u00a0attend an award ceremony at Disney World in October to receive a certificate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I received the great news that I had earned this specific scholarship I couldn\u2019t believe it, tears definitely came to my eyes,&#8221; Wagers said. &#8220;This award is incredibly helpful as some of the scholarships I had previously earned are only for one academic year, and with tuition increasing I was a little worried about funding some of this year\u2019s tuition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wagers spends all of her time focusing on school and extracurricular activities, which is has helped her\u00a0fund all of her undergraduate years of study at UCF with various scholarships.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>&#8220;It also serves as a motivator to keep working hard,&#8221; she said. Her plans for this school year include keeping her grades up, starting a new research project, volunteers and working as a peer mentor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sara Bolivar Wagers, UCF biology student, was recently awarded a $5,000 scholarship for books and tuition from the\u00a0Hispanic Heritage Scholarship Fund. 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