Sports
LBHS Senior Is First Female To Score Point Conversion
Brooke Yellin is the first woman on the school's football team to ever accomplish the feat. Check out a video of it here.
On Sunday, Long Beach High School Senior Brooke Yellin became the first female in the school's history to convert an extra point in a football game.
You can see an exciting video of Yellin scoring the point here.
In addition to football, Yellin has created a scholarship in memory of her mother, Geri, who died in 2018. Yellin has raised thousands of dollars through the sale of bracelets, lanyards and silicone phone wallets. The scholarship awards Long Beach High School students who have overcome challenges in their lives and love education the way Yellin's mother did.
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