Education and athletics are two things that Brooke White is extremely passionate about.
For the Ste. Rose native the baseball season is underway as she plays with her hometown U18 team. She also recently just played in high school provincials with the Ste. Rose Celtics where they came up just short in their two games. While baseball is in full swing, Brooke's days as a high school student have been numbered.
White has graduated with honours and as she embarks on her university journey, she's getting some help as she received more than $6,000 in scholarships even though she only applied for a couple of scholarships. Brooke averaged 97% in the classroom throughout her four years of high school and considering how busy her schedule is, Brooke is proud of herself.
"It felt really good, it feels like all of my hard work paid off," said White. "I certainly wasn't expecting to get so much money so I'm really happy. I'm thankful and grateful."
Brooks was recently accepted into the faculty of science at the University of Manitoba and she is planning on beginning her studying in September in physiotherapy."
Being awarded $6,000 was a special feeling for Brooke but it was a memorial scholarship in honour of Brittany Pettit that she won that meant the most. Brooke's mom was best friends with Brittany so it was an emotional presentation.
"It meant a lot," said White. "When I got it, I saw my mom crying in the crowd, I'm honoured to have been presented with the scholarship."
To wrap up what was an extremely positive evening for Brooke, she also won the Governor Generals' medal and that's thanks to her great marks in the classroom.
