March 29, 2024

CCHS senior is school winner of Wendy’s scholarship

Wendy’s® announced the 2018 Wendy’s High School Heisman School Winners. From a total applicant pool of nearly 42,000 high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2019, more than 7,500 have been named school winners in Wendy’s annual scholarship competition, including Brielle Baker of Creston.

School winners will continue to compete for the chance to become state finalists, state winners, national finalists or national winners. State winners receive a $500 college scholarship, national finalists receive a $1,000 college scholarship and the male and female national winners receive a $5,000 college scholarship and trip to New York City to attend the Heisman Trophy Trust’s annual college Heisman award broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 8.

A complete list of School Winners can be found at www.wendysheisman.com/results. The complete 2018 Wendy's High School Heisman Program Timeline can be found at www.wendyshighschoolheisman.com/about/program-timeline. Winner names will be released on www.wendysheisman.com

Like the Heisman Memorial Trophy, Wendy’s believes in the pursuit of athletic and academic excellence with integrity. Since 1994, Wendy’s and the Heisman Trophy Trust have been running the same play to perfection – honoring more than 600,000 of the nation’s most esteemed students. The partnership succeeds because they share a common set of values wherein going above and beyond is the norm. Wendy’s want to honor students who do the same and profile their stories of perseverance to inspire the tomorrow’s senior class.

To apply, students must be graduating with the class of 2019, have a cumulative high school GPA of a B (3.0) or better, participate in at least one of the 47 sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee or National Federation of State High School Association and be a leader in his/her school and community.