Rox Community Foundation Scholarship Winners
The Rox Community Foundation – an arm of the Northwoods League Rox Baseball Club, based in St. Cloud – in partnership with Wells, CliftonLarsonAllen, and NAPA Central, has awarded fifteen $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors across the Central Minnesota area. The students were selected by a panel of judges who carefully reviewed all applications and voted to determine the recipients.
The Rox Community Foundation has awarded $86,000 to central MN students through the scholarship program since 2019. This year saw a record-breaking 285 applications submitted for the Rox Community Foundation Scholarship, 42 more than in 2024, marking the highest number of applicants in the program’s history.
Scholarships were awarded across six application categories: Arts, Athletics, Automotive, Disabilities, Education and Volunteerism. Each category highlights the diverse talents, passions and contributions of students throughout the region.
The winners of the $1,000 scholarships include Addison Hoglund (St. Michael-Albertville High School), Ainsley Kresha (Little Falls Community High School), Brady Cronen (Hancock Public School), Cole Hofstad (Royalton High School), Evan Stoltman (Elk River High School), Faith Beuning (Albany Area High School), Grant Tylutki (Rocori), Graysin Miller (Paynesville Area High School), Josie Bierbaum (Albany Area High School), Joseph Marlette (St. Cloud Tech High School), Kaylee Walklin (Rocori), Madi Wendlandt (Paynesville Area High School), Mitchell Lipinski (Eden Valley-Watkins High School), Riley Geislinger (Eden Valley-Watkins High School) and Sydney Breimon (Maple Lake High School).
Rachel Thiesse, Chief Administrator of the Rox Community Foundation, says every year the decision gets tougher because the applicants just keep raising the bar. She says these students are doing amazing things in the classroom, in their communities and in so many different areas and supporting them through these scholarships is one of the best parts of what the Rox Community Foundation does.
