24 The Courier SUN • kids & education • JANUARY 30, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com ▶ kids & education Sponsored by There’s more in store for you when you have a 5Star Credit Card. Apply today online at mynycb.com or call us at 1-888-550-9888 HARD WORK PAID OFF BY MAGIE HAYES [email protected] When Kylon Coombs found out he won the prestigious Paul Robeson Award, he felt his hard work had paid off. The Rosedale Jets give out the award each year to a football player who has been with the organization for at least three years, and maintained an A grade average through that time, while being a leader on and off the field. “He works really hard,” said his mother Camorine Farquarson. “He’s very dedicated to school and he’s very dedicated to football. He wants his team to win.” Coombs, 14, played for the Jets from the pee-wee league all the way up to the group’s highest level, the 13-year-old division. He said he almost didn’t play his last season, but he decided to get back on the field, and his love for football was reignited. When Coombs, a freshman at Thomas Edison High School, got home from school every day at 2:30 p.m., he started on his homework before the 5:30 p.m. football practice. He said he “studied a little bit more” with hopes for the Paul Robeson Award. “When he comes home, I don’t have to tell him to do his homework,” Farquarson said. “I have to give thanks, I’m blessed. He has manners. He’s very loving.” Coombs also plays flag football and wants to join the track team. In addition, he has interviewed at several different schools in Queens and Brooklyn and hopes to transfer and play football at Christ the King. The teen is too old to return to the Jets, but has plenty of trophies to remind him of his seven-year stint with the organization. He won Defensive Player of the Year three times, and the Ironman Award three times, as well. Now, he can add the Paul Robeson Award to his collection. “I’m sure every player at Rosedale would want that award. It’s like the greatest award and has a whole bunch of requirements,” he said. “I felt really good.” 1 > Absolutely Free Student Checking •No minimum balance •No per check fee •No monthly maintenance fee > Free unlimited ATM transactions at NYCB locations > Free VISA®CheckCard > Free Direct Deposit > Free On-line Banking with Free Bill Pay† > 24 Hour Bank by Phone > Convenience •Over 140 locations in OPEN YOUR STUDENT CHECKING2 ACCOUNT AND/OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND ENJOY: • NO MINIMUM BALANCE FEE • NO PER-C HEC K FEE • NO MONTHLY SERVICE FEE Free ▪ Unlimited transactions at NYCB ATMs ▪ Visa® check card ▪ Direct Deposit ▪ Online Banking and Bill e-Statements NY and NJ •Extended branch banking hours •Supermarket banking •7 day-a-week banking at many locations > Pre-Paid Solutions •VISA® Gift Card •Pre-Paid Long Distance •Pre-Paid MasterCardTM •Pre-Paid Wireless Service •MetroCards Pay3 with Convenience ▪ Over 175 locations in NY and NJ ▪ Extended branch banking hours ▪ 24-hour bank by phone ▪ 7 day-a-week banking at many locations For more information call 718-448-7272 or visit www.myNYCB.com For more information call 718-263-0937 or visit www.myNYCB.com †For your online security, information will be verified by the Bank. Once the verification process is complete, your Free Online Banking & Free Bill Pay account will be activated and ready for you to use. No monthly services charges apply. A separate fee applies for optional services such as Money HQ. Please talk to a branch representative or ask for our fee schedule for more details. © New York Community Bank. Member FDIC Equal Housing Lender ©2014 New York Community Bank- Member FDIC Equal Opportunity Lender SBmAaNrt KStIuNdeGnt Please visit our Full Service Branch and Recruitment Center located in the Student Union at Queens College! 1Student Banking is available for personal accounts only and is free of maintenance and activity fees. 2Student Checking Accounts with a Visa® check card are automatically enrolled in the Even >more Rewards Program. For complete terms and conditions speak with a branch representative. Restrictions apply. 3No monthly service charges apply. A separate fee applies to optional services such as Money HQ®. Please talk to a branch representative or ask for our fee schedule for more details. PHOTOS COURTESY OF KYLON COOMBS Kylon Coombs, Rosedale Jets football player, was given the Paul Robeson Award for excellence in academics and sportsmanship.
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