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Pleasantville Senior Kai Zhang Receives Prestigious Scholarship

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- A Pleasantville High School senior has received a prestigious college scholarship from the Westchester & Hudson Valley Chapter of the OCA-Asian Pacific Americans Advocates.

From left: Will Shortz, Kai Zhang, Linda Sledge, Gary Sledge.

From left: Will Shortz, Kai Zhang, Linda Sledge, Gary Sledge.

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Kai Zhang received the Jeanette Wang Scholarship Award recently during the OCA's 2016 Dynamic Achiever Award Gala, according to a statement from the Pleasantville school district.

Zhang was presented the award by Pleasantville residents Gary and Linda Sledge, according to the statement, which said that Linda Sledge is a secretary for the local OCA chapter.

The teenage scholar attended the gala with his U.S. guardian, New York Times puzzle master Will Shortz, according to the statement.

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