First Eastside Scholarship Recipient Now Enrolled at the Downtown Palmer Campus



Congratulations to Terrence Broughton, one of our first Eastside Scholarships recipients! We are so proud to partner with the Eastside Community Development Corporation and the Cigar Factory to support this young man in his dream of working in law enforcement. Terrence is a recent graduate of Burke High School.

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