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The rear wheel will be fine.
The front hub on your bike should be measured. Measure the axle diameter and the inside width between the fork tips.
An undersize axle slot in the fork will need to be carefully enlarged with a file, such that the axle settles in with the rim centered within the fork crown.
If the inside width between fork tips is 96mm instead of 100mm, then I would bevel the tips with a file to make the wheel slip in more easily. You could also remove any un-needed washers from the axle assembly, if you have the tools and can adjust the hub bearings after. That would narrow the axle width by at least 2mm.
Some Varsity forks have slots with an oversized circular opening for a hat-shaped retention washer, but a normal axle assembly will also secure normally using the quick-release.