Only eight men in the entire province that are graduating high school end up winning the McDonalds Leadership Scholarship worth $1000, and Inglis' Lyndon Zimmer is one of them.
"I feel really honoured to be chosen out of so many people," said Zimmer. "It's surreal."
"You don't really expect to win these types of things," said Zimmer. "Especially because only eight guys won in all of Manitoba. It's quite an honour."
The $1000 scholarship is the second scholarship that Zimmer has won in his senior year at Major Pratt School in Russell.
On top of maintaining a very impressive 92% average in the classroom, Lyndon excelled in any sport he took part in, including high school baseball.
Zimmer and the rest of the Trojans made the final four at the Provincial Championships this past weekend.
"I've been really fortunate with the opportunities that I've had," he added. "Unfortunately it didn't work out the way we wanted in provincials, but, I still had a really fun year."
Lyndon now will head to the University of Manitoba in the fall, where he'll use his scholarship.
"I'm also planning on playing on some city hockey teams," he said. "Then in the summer, I'll come back and play some senior baseball."
Previously, Lyndon won the D'Arcy Bain/Fred Stevenson Award worth $750.
