BE BRAVE Scholarship
BE BRAVE Scholarship
Be brave.
You were created with purpose.
Be brave.
In your “why”.
Be brave.
For the little boy or girl inside of you
(dream BIG).
Be brave.
You are stronger than you think.
Be brave.
Your impact creates ripples.
Be brave.
Your life leaves a lasting legacy.
No matter what life’s next step is…
”Be brave enough to do the right thing.”
-Dr. Matthew Bruner
This tournament brings unity to many that give of their time, money and resources for a greater cause.
Our goal is two-fold.
1- to simply give back; present proceeds annually in scholarship form
2- to simply bless someone.
As seniors looking at their future, we know the "to do" list is ever-growing and demands can be overwhelming.
We don't want to add to it;
so there is no application process,
just a nomination process by coaches, teachers and school administration.
The November4Noah event is an annual event,
we want to be kind, caring and supportive to graduating students who represent Scottsbluff and Gering High Schools in honor and memory of Matt, Noah and Sydnee. This is how the "Be Brave" Bruner Brester Memorial Scholarship began.
Playbook for November4Noah Tournament
BE BRAVE scholarship award recipients:
Our goal was to award FIVE graduating seniors with $1000 in scholarship form. With the incredible response to the tournament and the hearts of so many giving people, we were able to give $1,000 scholarships to SIX 2023 high school graduates and EIGHT to the 2024 graduating class.
That is a WIN in our book!
In 2022, we established the Dr. Matthew Bruner Health Science scholarship to support graduating seniors pursuing education in health science. This was health science scholarship awarded at Scottsbluff High School. Such an honor!
2022- 1st annual November4Noah award recipients:
2023 SHS recipients of the BE BRAVE Scholarship: Anna Kelley & Josiah Mobley
2023 GHS recipients of the BE BRAVE Scholarship: Abagail Prohs & Kaden Bohnsack
2023 recipients of the Dr. Matthew Bruner Health Science Scholarship: Havi Hertzler & Michael Mickey
2023- 2nd annual November4Noah award recipients:
2023 SHS recipients of the BE BRAVE Scholarship: Abagail Roberts & Hans Bastron
2023 GHS recipients of the BE BRAVE Scholarship: Jenna Davis, Allison Bradford,
Mason Gaudreault & Gavin De Los Santos
2023 recipients of the Dr. Matthew Bruner Health Science Scholarship- Dayanara Rodriquez & Hans Bastron
Thank you to our individual and corporate sponsors!
You are a vital part of the impact made through November4Noah!
Criteria for Scholarship Recipients
*3.5 GPA or higher,
*3 sport athlete/activities/club, additional club participation preferred (HOSA, DECA, FCA, musical, show choir, etc)
*College or trade school of choice (Chadron State or WNCC with business major or human resources degree is a plus, but not required)
*After graduation, if the goal is the workforce, missions or volunteer work, more specific information will be needed for the board to be selected
*"Just a good person"- is something Matt would often say when leaving a moment or conversation that was meaningful...often describing someone with leadership skills, integrity, honesty, kindness, encouraging, generous, strong work ethic, good team player, selfless, competitor, makes good choices and respects authority (teachers, coaches, paras, security, admin, etc)
*Not necessarily the greatest athlete, stat leader, singer, dancer, or top of the class- character traits get the "A" in our grade book.
*One who exemplifies what it means to learn through losses and overcoming challenges, has pride in their achievements knowing that they gave everything they had to make it worth it; yet, celebrates not only reaching their own goals but celebrates others, and knows that investing and building relationships (no matter the age: younger, peer and older) and the bonds made through the sport/activity is where true success lies.