Western Christian senior awarded scholarship from U.S. Navy

Brittany Lamon-Paredes, a Senior at Western Christian High School, has been awarded a full four-year Navy ROTC scholarship to attend Boston University in Massachusetts.

The scholarship, worth $180,000, was awarded by the U.S. Navy and will give Paredes the opportunity to major in Biology while becoming an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Paredes is a U.S. Navy Sea Cadet and is Lead Petty Officer of her unit of 25 recruits.

She has a 4.1 grade point average and is taking seven classes, five of which are advanced placement.

Paredes is a member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation.