GULF SHORES, Alabama - The Gulf Coast Athletic Club honored Lauren Tait and Brooks Mason as the Gulf Shores High School Scholar Athletes at the Club’s Nov. 19th meeting.

With this recognition, both Lauren and Brooks now qualify for the scholarships presented by GCAC to deserving Gulf Shores High School Scholar Athletes at the end of this school year.

Lauren Tait is an active student at Gulf Shores High School where she maintains a 3.88 GPA and has a 24 ACT score. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Juniorettes, a member and officer in the Student Government Association, a class officer, and many other activities.

Tait has played volleyball and soccer since 2007 and has been a varsity player for GSHS in both sports since 2009. Her achievements and recognitions include: All-County Volleyball-2011; All-State (2nd team) Volleyball-2012; Varsity Team Captain-Volleyball-2012; All-County Soccer-2011; Varsity Team Captain-Soccer-2012; Best Defender Award-Soccer; Selected to play in the Battle of the Bay soccer game-2012;

Tait credits her drive to succeed in all activities to her involvement in sports. She plans to attend a four-year university and pursue a degree in Nursing and then possibly continue her education in medical school to become a pediatrician or nurse practitioner.

Brooks Mason maintains a 3.87 GPA while enrolled in Honors Classes and has a 25 ACT score. He is ranked 20th in his class of 187 students. Brooks is a member of the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Interact Club, Friends of Exceptional Children, Teens Against Animal Cruelty, and is a Juniorettes Sweetheart.

Mason plays both baseball and football at Gulf Shores High School. His honors and achievements include: 4 Year Letterman-Varsity Baseball; Team Captain-Baseball-2011; All-County Baseball-2011; Honorable Mention-All Region-Baseball-2009; Eric B. McCoy Leadership Award-2012; 3 Year Letterman-Varsity Football.

Mason is very active in his community and church. He is a Youth Leader and Greeter at Liberty Church and participates in the Youth Group activity of feeding the Homeless in Pensacola. He is a reader for Orange Beach Elementary School and volunteers for other Orange Beach and Gulf Shores activities.

Mason plans to attend Falkner State Community College in the summer and attend Samford in the Fall where he will major in Pre-Law or Political Science. He ultimately hopes to attend law school at the University of Alabama. His true passion is politics where he has lofty goals for office and leadership.