For the 10th year in a row, Heavenly Mountain Resort awarded five recent high school graduates with $4,000 to continue their college education.

The scholars are:

· Jessica Levine graduated from South Tahoe High School and plans to attend UC Santa Cruz. She received a Heavenly Employee Dependent Scholarship. She plans to major in psychology.

· Althia Torres-Monzalo graduated from Whittell High School and plans to attend UNR, majoring in photography.

· Tiffany Racz graduated from South Tahoe High School and plans to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She plans to major in environmental engineering.

· Sierra Bertolone-Smith graduated from Douglas High School and plans to attend Lewis and Clark College. She plans to major in biochemistry.

· Allyson Woods graduated from South Tahoe High School and plans to attend Cal Poly. She plans to major in business administration and finance.

The Heavenly Mountain Resort Community Scholarship Program is part of Vail Resorts ECHO, Vail Resorts’ social responsibility and environmental stewardship program. For charitable giving, the company focuses on local programs that assist youths and the environment, which are seen as the community’s greatest assets for future growth and prosperity.