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Perfect attendance wins student brand new car

Posted at 11:03 PM, May 19, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-19 23:03:10-04

RICHMOND, Ind. -- School is cool when you can turn a perfect attendance into a brand new car.

That's exactly what happened for a Richmond High School senior who was selected out of 76 Wayne County students with perfect attendance for the new car.

Brandon Gentry not only had perfect attendance this year – he's had it for nine straight years.

Gentry is the latest winner of a program that began eight years ago thanks to the Wetzel Auto Group. In all, nearly $150,000 worth of scholarships have been given out. This year was the first time someone selected a car in lieu of a scholarship.

Gentry says he wants to be a doctor and plans to attend Indiana University East next year.