Olivia Cromwell was selected to be the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award winner for the month of September.

Olivia is a seventh grader who is said to be a “wonderful role model to her classmates.”

According to the school, Olivia is welcoming and always willing to lend a hand.

She comes to school with a positive attitude and “strives to be the best person she can be.”

The “Scotty Award,” given by the foundation of the same name, is named after a 21-year-old Wareham man who was murdered in 2009.

The foundation’s stated aim is to “stop the violence” by recognizing outstanding youth.