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[email protected] Six Gilmour Academy Student-Athletes to Participate in NCAA Signing Ceremony GATES MILLS, Ohio, November 12—On Wednesday, November 13, Gilmour Academy will host a NCAA Signing ceremony in the Athletic Center to honor the five student-athletes making a pledge to continue their athletic careers beyond high school. The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Kendra Barlow ’20, of Painesville, will sign a NCAA National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Division II Shippensburg University. She is a four-year member of the varsity soccer team and was a team captain for the 2019 season. Her team earned the 2016 Division III state title and that year, she earned the team’s Rookie of the Year Award. In 2018, she earned All-Greater Cleveland Honorable Mention status. Barlow has earned academic honors in 2016 and 2018 and received the Holy Cross Literature Award, given to two students who use their writing to share their voice as they act as agents of change and raise the bar for those around them. Barlow is co-president of the Psychology Club, and is involved with two campus service clubs, Baking for Rainbows and the C.A.U.S.E. Club. She will be participating in a service trip to Arizona over Spring Break 2020. Barlow intends to major in graphic design or education at Shippensburg and says, “I chose Shippensburg because of its strong academic program in graphic design, business and education.