COUSINS SUBS® AWARDS $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO CECILIA SOPER OF HARTLAND, WIS.

Milwaukee-based Cousins Subs® honored four high school seniors with $14,000 in scholarships as part of its second annual Wisconsin Sports Awards Scholarship Contest (WSASC). Cecilia “CeAnna” Soper of Hartland is the grand prize winner of the two female finalists, receiving a $5,000 scholarship.

CeAnna has excelled on the varsity volleyball, basketball and track teams and as a member of the Arrowhead High School marching band for the past four years. She has earned ten varsity letters, numerous accolades, and served as captain of the volleyball and track and field teams during her junior and senior year.

CeAnna maintained a 3.74 GPA during high school while participating in many extracurricular activities, coaching youth volleyball and football teams and even founding and organizing several fundraisers. She will attend High Point University this fall as a member of the Panthers track and field team, pursuing degrees in sports communication and psychology within the honors program.

"Big thanks to Cousins Subs for making this whole experience possible. The Wisconsin Sports Awards was the experience of a lifetime and I am so grateful I was able to be a part of it,” said CeAnna. “This scholarship is a game changer for college. Cousins is making strides in the community and the scholarship contest is just a part of it." 

Cousins Subs also awarded a $5,000 scholarship grand prize to Adam Vechart of Menomonee Falls, as well as $2,000 scholarship prizes to Trey Horbinski of Necedah and Audrey Adler of Oconomowoc. The winners were awarded at the GKB Events Wisconsin Sports Awards on Thursday, April 24th at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE).     

The scholarships were funded through Cousins Subs’ Make It Better Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization established by Cousins Subs in 2013. The Make It Better Foundation addresses three areas of interest that are vital to any community: health and wellness, hunger and youth education.  

“Cousins Subs strongly believes in serving and giving back to the communities where we operate,” said Justin McCoy, vice president of marketing at Cousins Subs. “Health, wellness and youth education are the pillars of our foundation, and all of this year’s WSASC recipients excel in these areas.” 

More than 800 applications were received from high school senior athletes throughout the state of Wisconsin.   

“We’re pleased with the growing level of interest in our scholarship contest and we’re more than impressed by the collective achievements of this year’s applicants,” McCoy continued. “The most difficult job has proven to be identifying the four finalists from all of the inspiring young people who apply.”

ABOUT COUSINS SUBS

Cousins Subs® and its franchisees operate more than 130 sub sandwich shops in four states, with bold expansion plans. The first Cousins Subs was established in Milwaukee in 1972 by Bill Specht and his cousin. Their dream was to bring East Coast-style sub sandwiches to Milwaukee – with their own handcrafted touch. They started with their bread, developing a secret recipe with the perfect taste and crunch. That bread is the cornerstone of the Cousins Subs slogan, “Better Bread. Better Subs. Better Day.” The original recipe is still closely followed at every Cousins Subs store, where each sandwich is made to order using freshly sliced deli meats, cheeses, and vegetables – and the bread is baked fresh each day. Forty-one years later and still family owned, Cousins Subs employees and franchisees are driven by their mission to “Make it a Better Day” in all they do. In 2013, the brand proudly announced the establishment of the Make it Better Foundation, dedicated to funding causes that address health and wellness, hunger and youth education in the communities that Cousins Subs serves. For more information, visit www.cousinssubs.com. You can also find Cousins Subs on Facebook and Twitter.

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