Ellie Crean Madsion East High School 2007 Scholarship Recipient Ellie Crean has shown a commitment to making East High School, Madison and the wider state of Wisconsin a safer place for everyone. She leads the East GSA’s Education Committee, which educates freshmen about harassment and how to stop it, and serves as one of five youth from the Madison area in Top TEN (Teen Education Network), presenting workshops across Wisconsin on topics like LGBT issues, HIV and AIDS, drug and alcohol abuse and bullying. An elected member to Proud Theater’s Youth Artistic Committee, Ellie credits PT for being one place she can go and truly be herself, talking about and working with other youth on issues facing them as LGBT community members. She is grateful for the programming and leadership opportunities GSAFE has offered her at GSA conferences. Ellie intends to study at Oberlin College in the future and plans to be involved in the many campus LGBT groups and activities offered there.
Ellie Crean has shown a commitment to making East High School, Madison and the wider state of Wisconsin a safer place for everyone. She leads the East GSA’s Education Committee, which educates freshmen about harassment and how to stop it, and serves as one of five youth from the Madison area in Top TEN (Teen Education Network), presenting workshops across Wisconsin on topics like LGBT issues, HIV and AIDS, drug and alcohol abuse and bullying. An elected member to Proud Theater’s Youth Artistic Committee, Ellie credits PT for being one place she can go and truly be herself, talking about and working with other youth on issues facing them as LGBT community members. She is grateful for the programming and leadership opportunities GSAFE has offered her at GSA conferences. Ellie intends to study at Oberlin College in the future and plans to be involved in the many campus LGBT groups and activities offered there.
