EPCHS Senior Brooke Scanlon School Winner in Heisman Competition

Evergreen Park Community High School senior Brooke Scanlon has been named a School Winner in the Heisman Trophy Trust’s High School Scholarship Competition. Brooke was one of 3,600+ students named School Winners from an applicant pool of more than 40,000 high school scholar-athletes.

To qualify for the competition, student-athletes must be graduating with the Class of 2020, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, participate in at least one of the 48 sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee and/or the National Federation of State High School Association, and be a leader in his or her school and community.

Scanlon is a two-sport varsity athlete in swimming and soccer. She has received many awards and achievements including Science Student of the Year, Coaches Award, and sportsmanship awards in swimming and soccer.

In addition to athletics and leadership, Brooke is also an American Legion Auxiliary Illini Girls State and a student ambassador, marching band drum major, Science Olympiad, and mathlete. She participates in Student Government/Leadership, Operation Snowball, WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science in Engineering), and theater crew. Brooke’s Counselor, Ms. Veronica Tarbhai, had this to say. "Brooke is an exceptionally talented student and athlete as well as a leader in both school and community. She deserves this recognition and is, undoubtedly, going to do great things in her future!"

The Heisman High School Scholarship continues the legacy of the Wendy’s High School Heisman Scholarship, a program created in 1994 by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas in partnership with The Heisman Trophy Trust. From its inception, the program has leveraged the reputation of the Heisman Memorial Trophy as a symbol of great ability combined with diligence, perseverance and hard work. By inviting students from schools across the country to share their stories of leadership and impact, the program aims to inspire all students to harness their potential, push their limits and use their talents not only to advance their own futures, but to improve the communities and world around them.