Wyoming Area senior gets full ride to U of Penn

Wyoming Area senior Jaxon Pollard commits to University of Pennsylvania through the Questbridge National College Match Program. Shown in the photo with Pollard are Christopher Hizynski, back left, Pollard’s favorite and most helpful teacher, and Kevin Whitman, back right, Wyoming Area Secondary Center counselor. Submitted photo

EXETER — Wyoming Area Secondary Center senior Jaxon Pollard has been admitted to University of Pennsylvania with a full four-year QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship.

QuestBridge is a national nonprofit organization that connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with a thriving community and transformative educational, career, and life opportunities that help propel them to lives of fulfillment, meaning, and purpose.

From QuestBridge’s founding over 30 years ago, the organization has always focused on creating opportunities for students from low-income backgrounds, regardless of race, geography, or academic interest…

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