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Amelia-Michelle Forlemu on Friday at the Sheldon Museum of Art. A Lincoln Southeast graduate, Forlemu was accepted into three Ivy League schools and a slew of other top universities, and is planning to attend the University of Pennsylvania next fall for public policy.

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

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Amelia-Michelle Forlemu set her ambitions for the future high, sending multiple college applications to Ivy League schools and other selective universities across the nation.

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Amelia-Michelle Forlemu at the Sheldon Museum of Art on Friday. A Lincoln Southeast graduate, Forlemu was accepted into three Ivy League schools and a slew of other top universities, and is planning to attend the University of Pennsylvania next fall for public policy.

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

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Amelia-Michelle Forlemu on Friday at the Sheldon Museum of Art. A Lincoln Southeast graduate, Forlemu was accepted into three Ivy League schools and a slew of other top universities, and is planning to attend the University of Pennsylvania next fall for public policy.

Amelia-Michelle Forlemu at the Sheldon Museum of Art on Friday. A Lincoln Southeast graduate, Forlemu was accepted into three Ivy League schools and a slew of other top universities, and is planning to attend the University of Pennsylvania next fall for public policy.

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