She lost both her parents tragically. Yet this Easton grad is studying to be a cancer researcher.
Updated Jan 10, 2021;
Posted Jan 09, 2021
A dryanna Jenkins of Easton won a scholarship to study immunology at the University of Cambridge. She lost both of her parents by the time she was 16.Courtesy Times Eye Photography
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A’dryanna Jenkins’ improbable path from South Side Easton to Marshall Scholar at the University of Cambridge seemed impossible just seven years ago.
She failed her freshman year at Easton Area High School and was sent to Easton Area Academy to get back on track.
The 21-year-old biomedical student frequently missed school because she was trying to meet the needs of her four siblings and her mother. Her father wasn’t available to help. He was murdered by his girlfriend in Bethlehem in 2007.