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BBB Pacific Southwest: Student-athlete awarded with a $1K scholarship for ethical behavior
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Ligia Chang from BBB and Brooke Newton Ochoa from Coolidge High School (Monica Cavanaugh)
Better Business Bureau Serving Pacific Southwest (BBB) in partnership with Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA), has named Brooke Newton Ochoa from Coolidge High School in Coolidge, AZ as a BBB Ethical Athlete Scholarship recipient. The BBB Ethical Athlete Scholarship program honors students' ethical behaviors and positive influence on others through their actions on and off the field.
Whether it’s volleyball, wrestling, softball, or track and field, Brooke never hesitates to help and motivate new and existing teammates to finish their workouts or perfect their stances. She leads the girls' and boys' wrestling teams as a team captain and is a role model to many young adults as an athlete and valedictorian of her 2024 class.
Outside of sports, she tutors struggling students by helping them with homework and ensuring they understand the concepts after school. Nominator MaKenzie Blank shares that Brooke is “Always honest when it comes to athletics and academics. She strives to be true to her character and the meaning of the game.”
Through community and self-nominations, high school students are evaluated for the scholarship by a panel of judges for their ability to uphold integrity in the face of ethical and personal challenges when playing a sport. The program honors these behaviors and their positive influence on others.
Criteria
Arizona high school athletes must have a GPA of at least 2.75, enrolled in an AIA-sanctioned school while participating in an AIA-sanctioned sport are eligible to be nominated for the scholarship. Nominations will open in the fall. Visit athlete.bbbcommunity.org to learn more about the program.
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