Theodosopoulos Receives Brookings Health System’s Educational Scholarship

Brookings High School senior Kristina Theodosopoulos is this year’s recipient of Brookings Health System’s Educational Scholarship.

The $1,000 scholarship encourages and recognizes a student attending a post-secondary education institution with an interest in the health care field. In the fall, Theodosopoulos will attend Augustana University in Sioux Falls to study biology in the pre-optometry program.

Theodosopoulos participates in numerous activities at Brookings High School including the National Honor Society, Student Council, Family Career and Community Leaders of America, Students Against Destructive Decisions and Health Occupation Students of America. She also sang in All State Chorus and the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church choir and volunteered for Building Friend Forever-Youth Mentoring, the Brookings Marathon, and the Superhero 5K Fun-Run Walk.

Brookings Health System’s Educational Scholarship provides financial assistance to a senior who best meets the criteria of the program. Brookings Health System selects the recipient based on a number of criteria including the location of their chosen school, the career area the student is interested in pursuing, the student’s extracurricular activities both in school and in the community, and their outside employment. Recipients are also assessed based on their GPA and personal essay.

The scholarship is another way Brookings Health System invests in building tomorrow’s workforce, which is part of the organization’s vision. As the fifth largest employer in Brookings, Brookings Health System provides employees a variety of benefits, including paid time off, retirement plans, health insurance and wellness reimbursement. More information about career and job opportunities can be found online at www.brookingshealth.org/jobs.

About Brookings Health System

Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes the 49-bed Brookings Hospital, the 79-bed The Neighborhoods at Brookview nursing home, Brookhaven Estates senior living apartments, Yorkshire Eye Clinic, and medical clinics in Arlington, White and Volga, South Dakota. It is a non-profit, city-owned facility that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, surgical and extended care services. The emergency room is staffed 24 hours a day and provides around the clock patient needs ranging from minor injuries to life threatening crises. For more information about the services offered at Brookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.