Surprise! East Boston High School student receives full college tuition

Yesica Calderon reacted to a room full of friends and family inside East Boston High School.

An East Boston High School senior bound for Regis College in the fall learned Tuesday in a surprise ceremony at the school library that she had received a full tuition scholarship.

Yesica Calderon’s teacher had texted her saying that she needed to see her in the “Zone”— a study space in the library designed for student athletes.

Calderon walked into the room to find it packed with classmates, teachers, family, and her soccer coach, along with the media. The ceremony was organized by Boston Scholar Athletes, which partners with the public schools and runs the “Zone” to support academic achievement through athletics.

Calderon became very emotional when she learned what it was all about.

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