Kenedi Hence, a 2022 graduate of Essex High School, was presented with a $1,000 check on Aug. 23, the inaugural Bay Transit—Rappahannock Community College Scholarship. With funds generated from Bay Transit’s annual “Art in Transit” judged competition as well as a $500 match from the RCC Educational Foundation, Bay Transit established the new scholarship fund. The Bay Transit Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship awarded each fall for one of Bay Transit’s frontline employees, the employee’s children, or employee’s grandchildren, who are, or will be, attending RCC. Shown at the presentation are, from left, Bay Aging board director/RCC board member Stanley Clark, RCC Vice President of College Advancement Sarah Pope, Keonte Oviedo (scholarship recipient’s mother), Hence, Princess Wise (grandmother of Hence and Bay Transit regional supervisor), RCC President Dr. Shannon Kennedy, Bay Aging board director Cynthia Talcott and Bay Transit Director Ken Pollock.
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