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Milton Grad Makes Home Page of Facebook
Melissa Moore's picture was featured as she played a lacrosse game in Colorado on Thursday, May 9.
Former Milton High School Girls Lacrosse state champion player, Melissa Moore, was on the home page of Facebook this past week.
The social media giant was featuring the US Lacrosse organization on Thursday, May 9. US Lacrosse happened to post a photo of Moore in a game against the University of Minnesota. Moore, whose University of Georgia (UGA) team was in Colorado playing for a national title, was chosen as the Atlanta area 2009 Andrew J. Oswald Memorial Scholarship Recipient for lacrosse.
Moore, a UGA senior, stands at just 5-feet tall.
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"She plays against girls almost a foot taller without fear," her mom, Kathy Moore, told Alpharetta-Milton Patch in an e-mail.
Kathy also congratulated the coaches at Milton who have inspired and believed in Moore. was chosen as the 2009 Andrew J. Oswald Memorial Scholarship Recipient for Lax in the Atlanta area.
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"She looks forward to coaching girls lacrosse again this summer along side Milton's Coach Tim Godby. GO DAWGS," wrote Kathy.
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