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How 3 local grads are winning

June 26, 2025 • 
Anne Weber
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Sam Haile, Rhett Bissell, and Jessie Eichman at work

Funding from the SC Education Lottery helped Sam, Rhett, and Jessie reach their higher education goals.

Photos by James Quantz Jr. Photography

Every time you play the SC Education Lottery, you help fund scholarships for Palmetto State students like Sam Haile, Rhett Bissell, and Jessie Eichman.

All three of these college grads received the lottery-funded, merit-based LIFE scholarship and went on to work in the natural resources field. Read: They’re improving SC’s environment.

Here’s what they’re up to:

  • Sam is a wildlife technician.
  • Rhett is a game warden.
  • Jessie is an aquarium educator.

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