Adam Whiteside, a junior at Meridian High School, will receive the Xerox Award in the Humanities/Social Sciences, presented by Xerox Corporation.
Xerox Award winners are selected on the basis of scholarship in the humanities or social sciences, leadership and community service.
Whiteside will receive his award during a presentation at school and he is eligible to apply for a Xerox Scholarship at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y.
Whiteside is the son of Tom and Lisa Whiteside of Mounds, Ill.
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