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Byline: SIMONE SCHRAMM Community Columnist

The Greek Olympic Committee invited Carole Oglesby, chairwoman of the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Northridge, to the Pre-Olympic Congress 2004 that took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, last week.

She attended the ``Sports Science Through the Ages: Challenges in the New Millennium'' seminar and spoke at a symposium, ``Women's Physical Activity and Health: International Considerations Related to Ethnicity and Race.''

Oglesby also represented WomenSport International, an advocacy group that strives for the advancement of women in sports and exercise.

Rene De Santiago of Canoga Park was among eight students to be named a 2004 Milken Scholar by the Milken Family Foundation.

He will receive $10,000 as well as ongoing support and resources throughout his college career.

Josh Wei of Newhall received the Joseph Francomano Scholarship by the Achievement Foundation Inc., which recognizes and encourages the academic achievements of graduating seniors.

Josh will receive $5,000 annually for four years to the accredited college or university of his choice.

Keanu Ellen, 6, of Agoura Hills and Kaley Zeitouni, 17, of Woodland Hills received $1,000 Kohl's Kids Who Care scholarships for their volunteer efforts.

Keanu and his family helped feed homeless and needy families on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica while Kaley founded a nonprofit organization that educates people about multiple sclerosis.

The two will use the money for post-secondary education.

Kevin Homsy of Woodland Hills was selected for membership into The National Society of High School Scholars.

The society invites only those students who have a superior academic record and are among the top scholars in the nation.

Bojana Zdraljevic of Reseda won a Fulbright Political Science grant to Croatia from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

The University of California at Berkeley student will spend approximately nine months in that country.

Omid Jafari of Granada Hills was one of 24 students selected to participate in the University of California, Riverside/University of California, Los Angeles Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences.

Students have the opportunity to learn in a small-class environment, which allows more intimate interaction with instructors and access to learning resources.

Jafari will complete his first two years of medical study at UCR and complete the final two years at UCLA.