The Rotary Club of Fallon awarded four scholarships at a luncheon last week. From left are Cailan Menius-Rash and Kyla Trotter, both from Churchill County High School; James Cosman and Chloe Tanner, both from Oasis Academy; and Steve Endacott, representing Fallon Rotary.
The Rotary Club of Fallon has awarded four $1,000 scholarships, two for Churchill County High School students and two for Oasis Academy students.
The students from Churchill County are Cailan Menius-Rash and Kyla Trotter. From Oasis are James Cosman and Chloe Tanner.
Steve Endacott said this year’s scholarship program drew 17 applicants. He said the merit-based scholarships looked at the student’s goals, grade point average, college test scores, number of Advanced Placement classes, athletics and volunteerism.
Trotter is ranked No. 1 in a class of 232. She took two AP classes and scored a 34 on the ACT. She was captain of her tennis team and went to state in 2019 and 2021. She is the current Senior Class vice president.
The CCHS senior will attend the University of Nevada, Reno and plans to major in computer science and engineering. Trotter said she would like to be involved with the Society of Women Engineers.
Menius-Rash ranked seventh in her class. She scored a 28 on the ACT and took five AP classes. She played soccer, was a contest winner in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy contest and volunteered in a number of organizations to include local rodeos, St. Jude’s Hospital, Highland Manor assisted living, Fallon Daily Bread and blood drives.
Menius-Rash plans to attend Oregon State University. She is interested in pursuing forestry. Her father retired as a U.S. Fish & Game officer, and she likes how that agency and others connect people to wildlife.
Cosman ranked as the top student at Oasis. He had a 4.0 grade point average.
An avid swimmer, he was captain of the Sparks Piranha team and once swam from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco. He was as a Military Child of the Year. He has also volunteered in a number of organizations, including Relay for Life and Toys for Tots.
Cosman said he would like to attend Southwestern Texas University of Georgetown and major in biochemistry.
Tanner is ranked second in her class. She had attended Department of Defense Dependents schools in Japan and Italy.
The Oasis senior teaches violin to beginners, babysits and serves as an assistant teacher in Vacation Bible School. She has also been a cheerleader, gymnast ad violinist in various orchestras.
Tanner’s plans are to attend Texas A&M University, which her father attended, and major in business.
