Scholarship Application
Scholarship Winners
Sirisha Vuppalapati
Sirisha is a 4-year member of the Mt. Rose team, a current student at Galena High School, and a member of the Galena Ski Team. Sirisha originally started on our Freeride team but quickly found an interest in our Competitive Race Team. This was where Sarisha learned the motivation and confidence to begin to improve her skiing skills. She credits her coaches for helping her improve in skiing. Her goal is to make a podium finish in her racing career.
Cole Hogan
Cole Hogan is a current student at Galena High School. He has been a long time member of the Mt. Rose teams since learning to ski. Cole has been a member of our Freeride Team for the last 3 years. He is also on the Galena Ski team and learning the alpine racing side of ski racing. According to Cole, "The Freeride Program brings so much joy to me whenever I take part in it. Even on the not-so-good days, it is fun to be out there with everybody".
Olivia Scott
Olivia has been a part of the Mt. Rose programs for nine years and is currently a student at Galena High School. Oliva is a part of the Far West Competitive Team and the Galena Ski Team. We have watched Olivia's results improve each season, and she was invited to the Spring Select camp for the Far West Division of racing. Olivia credits ski racing for helping to trust her abilities and herself.
Sydney Strominger
Sydney Strominger has been a part of the Mt. Rose Competitive Team and the Bishop Manogue Ski Team for the last 4 years. We are excited to announce that Sydney will attend Washington University this fall. She credits skiing and the team to making the core memories of her life that she will always cherish. We will miss her being a part of the Mt. Rose Team, but we know she will find incredible success in anything she chooses to do.
Jacob Brown
Jacob Brown has been a part of the Mt Rose Competitive Team for seven seasons. He is one of our FIS athletes who spends the season traveling around the Western States competing in Alpine Racing. Jacob is a 3-time Far West Masters Scholarship recipient and a 3-time Far West Academic Team athlete. Last season, Jacob was one of seven Western regional athletes selected to attend the National Downhill Training Project at Copper Mountain. Jacob is a student at North Star. He chose online school to focus on ski racing.