Kayla Monte — a junior this coming year at Chemawa Indian School in Salem — has dreams of becoming an architect. To get there, she has her sights set on Harvard, Yale or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
With the help of an encouraging teacher, Monte completed her application for the Lakhani Scholars. She was selected as one of three winners across the country and became the first Native American recipient in the program’s history.
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Natalie Pate 