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COMMUNITY PBSC honors graduate receives Jack Kent Cooke scholarship
City of Boynton Beach to Host Career and Internship Expo The City of Boynton Beach, Path to College and Career Source Palm Beach County have partnered to co-host the Turn the Tables Career & Internship Expo on Wednesday, May 11 (2:30 pm – 5:30 pm) at the Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center (125 E. Ocean Ave.) in Downtown Boynton. Light refreshments will be provided.
Tarruck Wheeler, a Palm Beach State and represented the College on the COCollege Dr. Floyd F. Koch Honors Col- VID Campus Coalition, an organization lege graduate, is among only 50 selected created to educate students on COVID-19 nationwide to receive the Jack Kent Cooke myths and misinformation. “We all saw something special in TarFoundation’s prestigious Undergraduate ruck from the very beginning, so it’s no Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive scholarship, surprise that he has won this prestigious which this year drew 1,200 applicants from scholarship,’’ said Marcella Montesinos, 180 community colleges in 35 states, pro- PBSC Honors College manager. “He has vides students up to $55,000 per year for been an excellent example and inspiration up to three years to complete the upper to not only students in the Honors Coldivision coursework for their bachelor’s lege but to students overall as the student trustee.” degrees. In addition to Wheeler is the financial support, College’s 2021-22 new Cooke TransStudent Tr ustee Wheeler is the fer Scholars will and will be gradureceive compreating summa cum College’s 2021-22 hensive educationlaude with an AsStudent Trustee and al advising from sociate in Arts dethe foundation to gree on May 12. will be graduating guide them through PBSC President the process of tranAva L. Parker, J.D. summa cum laude sitioning to a foursurprised him with with an Associate in year university and the news during her president’s report at Arts degree on May 12. preparing for their careers. They will the District Board have opportuniof Trustees meetties for internships, ing May 10. Wheeler has applied to several Ivy study abroad, and graduate school fundLeague schools. He plans to pursue a bach- ing, as well as connection to a thriving netelor’s degree in computer science and in- work of over 2,700 fellow Cooke Scholars and alumni. ternational relations. In the rigorous selection process for the During his time at PBSC, Wheeler has been the Honors Student Advisory Coun- 50 recipients, the foundation evaluated each cil President and is one of four student submission based on students’ academic representatives for the Florida Collegiate ability and achievement, financial need, perHonors Council. He is also a member of sistence, leadership, and service to others. the Return to Campus Task Force team For more information, visit www.jkcf.org.
Students (ag es 15+) are invited to attend, learn about, and apply for internships (both paid and unpaid) in a variety of fields. Information about career training opportunities will also be available. Student pre-registration is encouraged, but walk-ins are also welcome. Employers wishing to participate in this free event should register online by May 9. Participating employers span a wide range of industries and include: Amazon, C.K.’s Lockshop & Security, Career Source PBC, Chick-fil-A West Palm Beach, City of Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Easy Travel Advisor, Florida Career College, Fuller Center, Harish Madhav MD, PA,
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Navigating Your Path, LLC, Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach County Library System, Path to College, The Breakers Palm Beach, Trio Educational Opportunity Center at Palm Beach State College + more. “Path to College fearlessly clears the path for overlooked students to get into the best colleges. One of the ways we do this is by partnering with local employers through our annual Turn the Tables Career & Internship Expo to launch their futures with unparalleled career opportunities,” stated Christina Romelus, Path to College’s Director of Programs. “We invite all high school students (age 15+) to register and join us, and we also encourage employers to not miss out on the opportunity to meet these ambitious students who are the future of our county.” For more information, visit boyntonbeach.org/internship-fair or call 561-7426014. For ADA accommodations, call 561742-6241 or Florida Relay 711 or email ada@bbfl.us.
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