<p>Patricia Gaston holds up her certificate announcing her as a Presidential Merit Scholar.</p>
July 2, 2015
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July 2, 2015 4:34 p.m.
Local scholar awarded scholarship
SUPERIOR – According to a report by the Institute for College Access and Success, nearly 70 percent of seniors graduating college in 2013 had an average debt of nearly $30,000. In Montana alone, 66 percent of graduating seniors will leave college with an average of nearly $28,000 in debt.