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10 On, Off, Out in the Field, APF Scholar is a Winner Whether he s tn fnl exm t school, nterceptn pss on the footbll feld or huntn n the woods wth hs dd, Broos Wees ves t everthn he's ot "Broos s ver self-motvted," sd the 18-er- old's dd, Dere Wees "He pushes hmself hrd to be the best he cn t nthn he does He doesn't thn tht's specl, but t s" Tht motvton nd "o-etter" tttude hs pd off for Broos, who won the Albm Power Foundton's prestous four-er Presdentl Scholrshp A rdute of Euful Hh School wth 421 rde pont vere, Broos wll use the funds when he heds to Tro Unverst n Jul to pursue hs two lon-held drems – becomn the frst doctor n hs fml nd pln collee footbll Alon wth morn n bolo t the unverst, Broos wll be preferred wl-on for the Trons The foundton s wrdn two Presdentl Scholrshps – one whch covers tuton nd fees t four-er publc collee or unverst n Albm nd nother whch ps for tuton nd fees for two-er deree or techncl certfcton The scholrshps re presented to stndout hh school senors who re chldren of n Albm Power emploee or retree, nd re bsed on cdemc chevement, stndrdzed test scores, prtcpton n extrcurrculr ctvtes, ledershp nd fnncl need "Broos' mom nd I re super-proud of hm," sd Dere, Fleet speclst, Euful Fleet Gre "When I ot the eml sn tht he ws recevn the scholrshp, I hd to red t four or fve tmes before I beleved t Ths scholrshp rell tes the pressure off hm nd us Now he cn concentrte on school nd won't hve to worr bout ettn ob or pn bc student lons" Broos set hs hert on the medcl feld s hh school sophomore Althouh he s stll unsure of hs future pth n medcne, he hs been lernn bout the professon from hs best frend's dd, fml doctor n Euful "I wnt to help people the best I cn," sd Broos, ddn tht he s thrlled the scholrshp wll help me tht ol relt "I feel ver blessed tht Albm Power hs ven me ths opportunt I wnt to thn Albm Power for mn t hppen nd I pln to me the most of t" Broos mde nme for hmself n both cdemcs nd sports t Euful Hh School Whle chevn the A honor roll, he pled footbll nd bsebll ll four ers Broos ws selected for the Ntonl Honor Socet nd the Euful Hh School Hll of Fme, nd ws voted clss fvorte ll four ers nd most thletc for 2020 Hs other honors nclude Wrerss Super 12 Lnebcer, rnn thrd n Albm for most tcles n seson (2018-2019) nd Euful Hh School 2019 bsebll most vluble pler Broos, who hs pled footbll snce he ws 5 ers old, s especll excted to hve erned plce on Tro Unverst's tem "Footbll s lot of fun," sd the outsde lnebcer "I love to compete I m ld I hve the opportunt to further m thletc creer pst hh school nd loo forwrd to wnnn mes wth m new temmtes" An "outdoors" u, Broos sd he s hppest "outsde n the sun" He les to webord wth hs frends on Le Euful nd hunt nd fsh wth hs dd Wth the erl end of hs senor er due to the COVID-19 pndemc, Broos hs spent hs ds mn extr mone mown rss, trmmn shrubs nd tn cre of rd wor for people round town Broos helps hs mom wth her home dcre busness, often pln bsebll, cbll nd other outdoor mes wth the chldren "Broos s ret role model nd tes up tme wth the oun ds," sd Dere "Ths pst Hlloween, couple of the ds even dressed up le Broos nd wore footbll erse wth hs number 20 on t" The Albm Power Foundton wll reconze Broos b ddn hs nme to the lst of Presdentl Scholrshp wnners dspled on plque n the Corporte Hedqurters trum "We re honored to nvest n Broos' future," sd Ml Clhoun, presdent of the Albm Power Foundton "The foundton hs wrded scholrshps to oun people for nerl 30 ers Helpn students le Broos further ther educton nd cheve ther ols s ust nother one of the ws we re helpn buld better Albm" b Crl Dvs Brooks with Troy University football coach Chip Lindsey.