From Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools:

Grade 12 student Allison Guthrie has been offered $80,000 to attend the University of Calgary after being selected for a prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship.

Schulich Leader Scholarships are Canada’s most coveted undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) scholarships. 25 scholarships are valued at $100,000 for engineering and 25 are valued at $80,000 for science and math. All award recipients must be entrepreneurial-minded high school students enrolling in a science, technology, engineering or math program at 20 partner universities across Canada. 

Every high school in Canada can nominate one graduating student each year to apply for the scholarship. According to their website, 320 scholarships have been awarded across Canada.

Allison will enter the plant biology program. Her favourite subject is genetics and she thoroughly enjoyed Biology 20 and 30. Allison is an active member of the community and has spent the past four years singing with the ihana Youth Choir where she sings as a second soprano. She also ran a blood drive last semester at the school.

Allison feels fortunate to have participated in various programs at universities by working in labs and attending science fairs. Allison is passionate about science and has created a Science Club at the school for other students to engage in science-related activities. She wishes to thank her family, teachers and mentor for the support over the years.

“We are so proud of Allison's many accomplishments and strong work ethic, which make her a most deserving recipient of the Schulich Scholarship. She is excited to be able to use this money, not only for post-secondary, but to help advance her research focus as well. We have no doubt that Allison has a very successful career ahead of her and we wish her all the best on her journey,” said Principal, Rose McQuay at École Secondaire Notre Dame High School.

For more information about the Schulich Leader Scholarships, please visit https://www.schulichleaders.com/