Jamaican-American Byron Fullerton is one of three District of Columbia Public Schools seniors awarded full scholarships to The George Washington University (GWU) during surprise events at their schools. The students, Byron Fullerton from McKinley Technology High School, Carlos Palencia from School Without Walls and Mario Velasquez from Benjamin Banneker Senior High School, were offered admission and the Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarship (SJT) which covers all tuition, room and board, books and fees for four years at the university, totaling over $200,000 per student.