Jefferson High Student Wins Scholarship
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A Jefferson High School senior learned during a student assembly Wednesday that she had won a $10,000 college scholarship, Los Angeles Unified School District officials said.
The award to Jeannette Juarez, given by the Sallie Mae Fund as part of an effort to urge students to go to college, was presented by former professional football player Vince Papale. Papale, whose story is told in the movie “Invincible,” is also a former teacher.
Juarez would be the first in her family to attend college, school district officials said.
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