Reimer Express Lines Ltd. has awarded the 2008 Reimer Express Scholarship to Monica Cella of Westbank, British Columbia. Monica is the seventh recipient of this annual award and earned the scholarship through academic achievement, community involvement and participation in many extracurricular activities.
A graduate of Mount Boucherie Secondary, Monica was named to the Honour Roll each semester and to the Principal's List of Achievement several terms. Monica also successfully completed the Biology Advanced Placement program and plans to continue in this field.
In her spare time, Monica is involved in basketball, cross-country running and soccer. For the past two years, Monica was captain of the MBSS girls' senior soccer team. She has also played for the Kelowna Select soccer club, IPL League and Super Y League soccer teams the last six years. Monica volunteered her time to worthy causes, such as the 30-Hour Famine, the Parkinson Recreation Center and Ten Thousand Villages in Kelowna, B.C., a free-trade organization. As part of the Destination Conservation Environmental Club at her high school, Monica helped raise awareness of environmental issues and energy conservation. She also works with a 13-year-old autistic boy to help improve social interactions for the young teen.
Monica will attend the University of British Columbia in Kelowna this fall, seeking a Bachelor of Science degree. She intends to pursue studies in ecology and microbiology and hopes to one day earn her master's and doctorate degrees in these fields.
Monica is the daughter of Claudio and Judith Cella. Claudio is in his 25th year with Reimer and serves as the sales and operations supervisor at the Kelowna service center.
The Reimer scholarship has a value of $5,000 annually for a maximum of four consecutive years for a total of $20,000. The scholarship is open to dependants of Reimer Express employees.
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