<p>Here’s a feel good story from the Newark, NJ Star Ledger, July 24</p>
<p>MORRIS STUDENT BOUND FOR MIT</p>
<p>Even when he and his family were homeless, Morris County student Jeremy deGuzman never lost sight of his dreams.</p>
<p>A resident of Peer Place family housing in Denville, deGuzman graduated from the Morris County Academy for Math, Science and Engineering in spring 2008, with a grade point average of 98.89.</p>
<p>He is a National Merit Scholarship finalist, Morris County College Fair scholarship recipient and a member of the Math and Spanish honor societies. He earned perfect scores on both the Math and Verbal sections of the SAT, with an overall score of 2350, and a perfect five on the AP Calculus BC test.</p>
<p>Last month, he was presented with the 2008 Stephen. J. Bollinger Memorial Scholarship at the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association Annual Conference in New Orleans.</p>
<p>In the essay accompanying his scholarship application, deGuzman expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to enter public housing because it provided him and his family, formerly homeless, with the stability and security necessary to realize his goals.</p>
<p>“The Housing Alliance is proud of Jeremy for his accomplishments,” said Michelle Roers DiNapoli, Housing Alliance co-chair and Director of Community Impact at United Way of Morris County.</p>
<p>“Stories such as his highlight the importance of affordable housing in empowering individuals to succeed by providing them with a place to live, work, and invest.”</p>
<p>DeGuzman was offered a full scholarship through the College Match Scholarship program to Princeton University, a full scholarship to Stanford University, as well as early admission to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.</p>
<p>He enjoys using his free time to repair discarded computers, which he provides to people in need, and he looks forward to entering Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall to pursue a degree in either computer technology or aerospace ingineering.</p>