Manitoba's Credit Unions Scholar Athlete

Melanie Edel, Morris School. Melanie was captain of her volleyball and basketball teams and also participated in cross country running, track and field and badminton. She maintains a 94% average and is student council president, as well as a member of the Year Book Committee, Theatre Club, and Grad Committee, Superintendents Advisory Council, Band Volunteer and other clubs. She was selected a graduating All-Star in both Volleyball and Basketball and received a Premiers Youth Volunteers Service Award, and recipient of the Dr. Dale Iwanoczko Memorial Volleyball Scholarship and the Student Citizenship Award from the Manitoba School Boards Association. Melanie will be attending the University of Manitoba Basketball in the next year. Melanie states “perseverance, courage and determination are just a few words that come to mind when thinking of high school sport…..sport has not only helped me with my physical health but has helped me with my emotional and mental health as well….my education would not have been complete without high school sport….”