SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior soccer player Grace Barger has been named a School Winner in the Wendy's High School Heisman Award.
Barger was selected from an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2020 and joined more 3,600 to have been named School Winners in the Heisman Trophy Trust's scholarship competition.
She has scored 20 goals and recorded 15 assists over her four-year career. She was the Cornerstone Award winner, the team's MVP award, and recipient of the Golden Boot as a junior after leading the team to the CIF Division II NorCal team title. She has a 4.00 grade point average.
The Heisman High School Scholarship extends the Heisman prestige to our nation's most esteemed high school seniors by recognizing and rewarding outstanding scholar-athletes who understand that the most important victories not only happen on the field, but in their schools and communities. These remarkable young leaders set the example and make a game-changing difference every day, paving the way to greatness for everyone around them.
To apply, students must be graduating with the class of 2020, have a cumulative weighted high school grade point average of a B (3.0) or better, participate in at least one of the 48 sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee and/or the National Federation of State High School Association and be a leader in his/her school and community.
A complete list of School Winners can be found at https://www.heismanscholarship.com/results/.
The Wendy's High School Heisman was created by Wendy's founder Dave Thomas in 1994. Twenty-five years later, Wendy's High School Heisman has honored more than 600,000 of the nation's most esteemed high school seniors who share Wendy's values of giving back to their communities, treating people with respect, continuing education and excelling on the athletic field.
The Wendy's High School Heisman is a joint program between Wendy's and the Heisman Trophy Trust, host and custodians of the Heisman Memorial Trophy®.
Previous St. Francis school winners include golfer Patricia Sweeney in 2019 and Marisa Fat in 2017.
About Wendy's
Wendy's® was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. Dave built his business on the premise, "Quality is our Recipe®," which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Wendy's is best known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, using fresh, never frozen beef*, freshly-prepared salads with hand-chopped lettuce, and other signature items like chili, baked potatoes and the Frosty® dessert. The Wendy's Company is committed to doing the right thing and making a positive difference in the lives of others. This is most visible through the Company's support of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption® and its signature Wendy's Wonderful Kids® program, which seeks to find every child in the North American foster care system a loving, forever home. Today, Wendy's and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 6,600 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand. Please visit www.wendys.com and www.squaredealblog.com for more information and connect with us on Twitter and Instagram using @wendys, and on Facebook www.facebook.com/wendys.
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