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Four Hazelwood Seniors Receive Scholarships Totaling $950,000
The Almost Million-Dollar Quartet
Michael White, Hazelwood West High School senior; David Duncan, Hazelwood East High School senior; and Breeya Young and Damon Hines, Hazelwood Central High School seniors were recently awarded the QuestBridge Scholarship.
White received a scholarship worth approximately $311,000. He will attend Columbia College in New York and plans to major in biomedical engineering.
Duncan received a scholarship worth $256,192. He will attend Vanderbilt University and plans to major in chemistry.
Young and Hines received scholarships worth $200,000 each. Young will attend Northwestern University, and Hines will attend the University of Chicago.
The QuestBridge scholarships cover tuition, fees, room and board, textbooks, supplies, and travel expenses for four years. In 2017, more than 15,000 students applied and less than 6,000 were selected.
Bruce Green, Hazelwood School District assistant superintendent for high schools, was proud to hear that four Hazelwood students were selected to receive the QuestBridge Scholarship. “In the words of Malcolm X, ‘Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.’ We salute and say congratulations to these scholars for receiving full academic scholarships for their post-secondary endeavors,” said Green.
Founded in 1994, QuestBridge is a national nonprofit based in Palo Alto, CA that connects the nation’s most exceptional, low-income youth with leading colleges and opportunities. QuestBridge aims to increase the percentage of talented low-income students attending the nation’s best colleges and to support them to achieve success in their careers and communities. For more information about QuestBridge, visit www.questbridge.org.
