As the top female athlete at Mount Boucherie in Grades 10 and 11, Sydney Mullen was also captain of the AAA Girls’ Basketball team. She also was a pivotal member of the Bear’s volleyball and soccer teams for three years.

Sydney has also played soccer for the Okanagan Whitecaps for the past two years and was twice selected to the Olympic Development Program National Camp. She was recruited by an American university while still in Grade 11 with offers from two others as well. She’ll play at Cal State Bakersfield next year on a full scholarship.

In the classroom, Sydney has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA, made the Principal’s List and received Work Ethic awards every year of high school. She volunteers as a Link Leader and at the school store. After school, she coaches U14 soccer team three times a week and in summer volunteers coaching soccer camps for Kelowna United. She also volunteers helping young children improve their reading at her old elementary school and recently volunteered at Dream Lift Day, all while maintaining a part-time job.