Brooke Mounsey 1

Resume Summary
Past & Present Service Involvements:
Thunderbird Elementary Kids First Program Mentor
Backpack Buddies Member A food distribution program that combats child hunger in Vancouver at Grandview and
Queen Alexandra Elementary Schools
French and Physics Tutor
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Cashier & Clerk (previous)
Intern at the Edible Garden Project (previous)
Volunteer experience with Reconciliation Canada (previous)
Educational Experiences:
Udaipur, India Me to We School Building Service Project
CAIS Leadership Conference in Vancouver
Leadership 11 (extracurricular 4-credit course)
Bogot, Colombia Roundsquare Conference (April 2015)
Summer Job as a Cashier at Safeway (2014)
Extracurricular School Activities:
Head of Grad Fundraising Committee
House Captain of Houssian One of our schools 6 houses
Member of the Student Executive
Encounter Retreat Leader 3-day personal retreat for Collingwood students
Prom Committee Member
Smile Week Planning Committee Member (Mental health awareness week)
Valentines Day Planning Committee Member
Awards:

2014 Youth Recognition Award for Community Enhancement from the City of West Vancouver
Passport to Education Scholarship from province of BC
French for the Future National Essay Competition Finalist and Scholarship Recipient
Murphy Delesalle Memorial Award presented to a student who works hard, is a supportive friend, and who contributes
positively to the school community. They are the type who challenges themselves and continually grows in strength and
awareness of their own abilities.
Youth and Philanthropy Initiative $5,000 Grant Winner (Paid to The Open Door Society for Single Mothers)
Collingwood Senior Subject Awards in English 11 Enriched, Strength and Conditioning 11, Strength & Conditioning 10,
Visual Art 10 (awarded to the top student in each subject)
School Colours in Academics, Service and Athletics
Academic Honour and Effort Roll Distinction (grades 6-12)
Received university acceptance offers from Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Berkeley, Dartmouth, University of Southern
California, UCLA, McGill, UBC, and Queens
o $98,920 Presidential Scholarship to attend University of Southern California
o $30,000 Major Entrance Scholarship to attend UBC (Faculty of Science)
o $8,000 Merit Scholarship to attend Queens University

Sports & Hobbies:

Track and Field Attended BC Summer Games and annually the BCHS Provincials
Netball Attended BC Winter Games and BCHS Provincials
Basketball Scandinavian Basketball tour, Lundaspelen tournament
Field Hockey Was selected to FHBC Regional Training team, attended Cal Cup in LA
Hobbies: Reading, recreational running, writing, scrapbooking, hiking, travel