Local P.E.O. Chapter awards scholarship to Glenbard East student

P.E.O. Chapter IR-Lombard recently awarded its annual scholarship to Brissa Sarabia, a recent graduate from Glenbard East High School in Lombard.

Brissa will be attending Elmhurst University and majoring in business administration this fall.

Experience in AP classes, such as economics and environmental science, has led Brissa to dream about starting her own business in land management. She credits her years of working in her family’s landscaping business as the motivation to make that her life’s work.

Brissa, an outstanding student, is quick to praise the Glenbard East instructors for encouraging her to build her academic foundation and her communication skills.

In Brissa’s own words, “My relationships with my peers and the unfailing support of my instructors, have been invaluable, in making the most of my time at East. I am driven to make the most of my opportunities and I’m ready to take the next step.”

Brissa’s Glenbard East High School’s activities include being a member of the Glenbard East Principal Advisory Committee, basketball, All Conference honors in Girls varsity soccer and cross country, and nominee for membership of the Illinois Council on Women and Girls’ Girls Committee in Springfield.

Brissa commented that the connection with teammates to achieve a common goal and shared memories on and off the athletic fields, are major benefits of her participation in her various athletic activities.

The P.E.O. International Sisterhood maintains six educational projects in the form of grants, scholarships and loans, as well as the stewardship of Cottey College, a liberal arts and sciences college for women in Nevada, Missouri, which has been owned/supported by P.E.O. since 1927.