Jacari Trent-Pontoon
Berkeley Community Fund High Hopes Scholar
California State University, East Bay
Jacari is graduating from the IB program at Berkeley High School, where he participated in the Bridge Program. After completing an EMT class at Berkeley Adult School, he interned in the medical clinic at Highland Hospital. Jacari’s many hobbies include mixed-martial arts, boxing and baking, but he is most passionate about art and animation. He would like to write a series of graphic novels and produce a cartoon. He will be the first in his family to attend college.
