Marlboro teen receives math, science award

Jared Marshall of Marlboro, a student in the Freehold Borough High School’s medical science program, has been awarded the Rensselaer Medal. The oldest prize of its kind in the United States, the award is given to students who have distinguished themselves in mathematics and science. To receive the medal, a student must be a member of the junior class and the high school’s most promising science and mathematics student. Each medalist who is accepted and enrolls at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute receives a scholarship of $60,000 payable in four yearly awards of $15,000 each. He is the son of Meryl and Craig Marshall.