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Rapid City graduate receives inaugural perseverance scholarship honoring local legacy

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Lola Read, a 2026 graduate of Rapid City Alternative High School and member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, received the inaugural $500 Spencer Coy Sandven Perseverance Memorial Scholarship after overcoming bullying, attention challenges, and addiction to earn her diploma; she now works at a center for homeless teens and created a peer-support group for mental health and addiction recovery.

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