Bedford County, PA (WJAC) — Congratulations to Isabella Hillegass, who is this 2023 recipient of the USSCO Federal Credit Union Scholar Athlete $5,000 scholarship.
Hillegass is a senior at Chestnut Ridge high school where she plays basketball and volleyball.
She has earned multiple academic awards throughout her high school career.
Hillegass also says that she has volunteered to do community service work with her church.
"I was not expecting it that's for sure. I thought it was for some camera crew that we got, I heard one of our advisors talking about, I thought it was maybe that, so I was extremely surprised when I saw the check,” Hillegass said.
Hillegass says she plans on attending Duquesne University or Juniata College.
She wants to major in pre-medicine and biology, and her overall goal is to become a trauma surgeon.
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