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She’s fighting cancer, with help from JCC having much impact. She was eventually directed to the Nancy Marx Cancer Wellness Center at The only thing that might be the SJJCC. There she connected stronger that Jasmine Wade’s with the help she needed, spirit is the collective strength beyond just medical aid. A top priority was navigatof the community that rallied around her. Over the past two ing a pile-up of bills, stress and years, Wade, her children and confusion. An endless string of doctors’ appointthe Sid Jacobson ments left her Jewish Community unable to work, and Center have become f atigue from the an unshakeable treatments left her team. unable to fully In December attend to her son. 2023, while pre gSuppor t agencies nant with her secfor those affected by ond child, Wade, of cancer, including Long Beach, was Pink Aid and Candiagnosed with c e r C a r e, o f f e r e d b r e a s t c a n c e r, some financial which, even after assistance, but chemotherapy treat- JoY RUBEl ment, would later Master social worker, t h e r e w a s l i t t l e relief from the return and metasta- Sid Jacobson Jewish s t r e s s . Wa d e ’s size to her brain. Community Center daughter, Anaiyah, She had never now 19, decided to heard of the East leave her first year of college Hills-based SJJCC, or the staff that would become some of her classes at Keiser University, in Florida, and came home to care fiercest advocates. Wade, now 37 and living with for her mother and help with Stage 4 cancer, began treatment her baby brother. “A n a i ya h i s my s av i n g at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Early 2024, and was grace,” Wade said. “My amazing daughter. She went away to relying on help from a series of social workers — who, unfortu- school because she was going to nately, came and went without Continued on page 3
By CHRIS ColUCCI
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Long Beach High School senior aidan tarsia, left, with guidance counselor geoff noss, was recognized as a 2025 QuestBridge national College Match scholarship recipient.
LBHS senior is awarded a full QuestBridge scholarship By AIDAN WARSHAVSKY awarshavsky@liherald.com
Scholarships give students across the country the chance to pursue a college education, but only a relative few receive full rides — and Aidan Tarsia, of Long Beach, is one of them. Tarsia, 17, a senior at Long Beach High School, will attend Boston College in September thanks to the QuestBridge National College Match, which pairs students with a school of their choice based on a list they submit, and their qualifications. Tarsia, who described himself as competitive by nature, is one of 2,550 U.S. students honored by
QuestBridge this year with scholarships that will cover the entire cost of their college education, including tuition, housing, meals, books, supplies and travel. “It shows what I did paid off,” he said. “I’ve never been focused on extracurriculars or sports. I worked hard, so it’s very fulfilling.” Tarsia plans to study earth and environmental sciences, which he has been passionate about for a while. He is a member of the National Honor Society, so you might think he feels constant pressure to succeed. But, as he explained, he simply focused on balancing the QuestBridge requirements and his coursework Continued on page 3
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