Flagler County Education Foundation raises $70,000 for Flagler Schools mentoring programs palmcoastobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from palmcoastobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Danielle Anderson, Correspondent
Third time’s the charm for Flagler Palm Coast High School junior Mervyn Gong, who received an early Christmas present with the news he’d scored a perfect 800 on his math SATs recently.
As a student in the Peter and Sue Freytag Take Stock in Children program, Gong recalled receiving a mailer for the scholarship program and signing up for it three years ago, where he was paired up with his mentor, Jason Wheeler.
“As I’ve grown to know him over the years, he’s a really great man and I’m glad to know him,” said Gong, a future chemistry major whose sights are set on the University of Florida. “Mr. Wheeler has really helped me stay focused.”