Joel Deville San Augustine High School Graciana Doster Enterprise High School A list of the semifinalists can be found below, Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership. Stephanie Dybiec Columbus State Community College Fatima Sarfraz Eastern Technical High School The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Olivia Woods South Grand Prairie High School Sal Amezcua Hernandez San Juan Hills High School Humberto Franco Sanchez KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School Marcus Lo Monterey Peninsula College Fardouza Farah Owatonna High School Bekim Bruka Bergen Community College Kleo Bollguri City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Yazmin Mata East Los Angeles College Jhovani Gallardo Moreno Arvin High School Olivia Kocot Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Tati Nelums Newark Tech Thu Le School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center for their academic achievements, said Seppy Basili, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundations competitive Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, receiving the $120,000 community college award in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020. The 2021 Cooke College Scholarship recipients will be announced in April. Nicole Lee University High School Lisa Choe Buckeye Valley High School Khadra Omar Northern Virginia Community College Camille Bove South Lakes High School Lalan Mujica Skyline High School About MiraCosta College The MiraCosta Community College District has served the coastal North San Diego County area for over 80 years. Khalil Garrett General Douglas MacArthur High School Enrique Baranda Mount San Jacinto College Shayla Dodge Lake-Sumter State College Abdul Kizito Washtenaw Community College The Foundation has also provided $115 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Diana Ochoa-Chavez Salinas High School Jehimi Zuniga-Umana Annapolis High School, Eric Chan Boston Latin School Mu Hsi Smyrna High School Kyle Lewis-Johnson John Randolph Tucker High School Greg Serrano Arevalo Everett Alvarez High School All of the applicants will be an asset to the colleges and universities they attend in the fall.. Ava Quasney Munster High School Isaiah Pereira Venus High School Viv Li Belleville High School Kibby Hyacinth Pangilinan Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Husna Nashnoush Etiwanda High School 5 SDCCD students selected as semifinalists for prestigious scholarships. Michelle Chen Smithfield-Selma High School Anum Haider Cypress Creek High School Adoum Allamine Hudson County Community College Jasmine Mace MAST at FIU Biscayne Bay Campus Fardowsa Shidad Rufus King International School: High School Campus. Isabel Rubin-Alvarez Oakwood High School Rae Seong Jeong Stuyvesant High School Sulaiman Oyekunle Meade Senior High School Sascha Agenor MAST at FIU Biscayne Bay Campus Favour Akingbemi George Washington Preparatory High School Patricia Hernandez-Beltran College of the Desert Aashvi Patel Melbourne High School Emily Rodriguez Duval Charter High School At Baymeadows The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipients will be announced in April. Paloma Del Valle Santa Teresa High School Jayda Smith Ruskin High School, Aliza Davis Reno High School Nylah Ductan Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology Casey Lin Wooster High School Joshua Elizondo Santa Monica College Alejandra Rodriguez Quevedo Lone Star College System Karen Smith Lake Michigan College Marisol Cruz Velasco Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy Kris Wilson Reidsville High School Kaelee Rowan Homeschooled Fayosola Osoboke George Bush High School Yasmin Leon-Mateo North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Lazarus Blacksmith Keene Central School Mia Johnson Irvin High School Karla Guerra Ben Davis High School Dechen Cohen Georgia Cyber Academy Jade Melendez Bronx High School of Science Julia Anelli City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Nicole Millan Ortiz Legacy High School Melanie Jackson Cardinal Ohara High School Citiana Frew Wheaton High School Robert Bennett MiraCosta College select group of Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars will be announced Bagul Mammedova Jamestown Community College Alexander Mcneilly Maine Township High School South Amina Cedeno Quince Orchard High School Jonathan Rebollar Jack E Singley Academy Rayquan Blake Miami Dade College Davian Rodriguez Boston Latin School Ilona Sorokina Portland Community College February 2023 Newsletter. Aylin Garcia El Paso Community College Susie Cray Linn-Benton Community College Cecilia Wu Franklin High School, Rinnah Acquaye West Catholic Prepartory High School Evamaria Tanori Contreras University High School Jeff Cervantes Mendoza Reynolds High School Paul Calvo Fresno City College Grace Humble Georgetown Junior-Senior High School Selena Niemi Rainier High School, Augustin Khey Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee Gabriela Salcido Rogue Community College, Sakarit Chankaew Community College of Philadelphia Anthony Lopez Islip High School The five are among 406 national semifinalists for the highly competitive awards who Luke Taylor Lake Travis High School Ashley Vazquez Romo Basic High School, Amelia Becerra Long Branch High School Alexa Figueroa Northwestern High School Marcos Rivas Miami Dade College Lansdowne, VA (January 25, 2021) - The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced, today, the selection of 496 high school seniors as semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship Program. Oscar Martinez Valley High School Nina Noble Isaac Bear Early College High School Michelle Nguyen Paul Vi Catholic High School Rommel Caballero-Juarez Klein Oak High School Leo deJong Chapel Hill High School Alice Chen Mercy High School Angel Obiorah Community College of Baltimore County Jenny Soleman School of Science and Technology Zouberou Sayibou City University of New York: Bronx Community College Sonia Barbosa Ibarra Irving High School Ricardo Martinez Prairie State College Jenny Stinehour Early College High School Star Trivette Mount Airy High School Jorge Martinez Vanguard Academy Madison Brown West Clermont High School Samantha Minuche Fiorello H Laguardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts Ashlee Tan Bard High School Early College II Ikram Isa College of DuPage Aidan Taylor Alexander W Dreyfoos School Of The Arts Eddie Rodriguez Carnegie Vanguard High School Quindalin Harper Pearl River Community College, Wadzanai Ndambakuwa Cottey College Sydney Hass Grafton High School Rohan Joshi Coral Reef Senior High School Gabriela Vilas Miami Dade College Citlali Salas Mater Lakes Academy High School Precious Taiwo City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Tammy Le Wilson Central High School Tara Aiache Reynaud Santa Monica College Ferdinando Castro Gonzalez Dallas College Richland Campus Kha Hoai Bao Vu Middlesex County College Natalia Masnica Lincoln Park High School Ritwik Tati Haddon Heights High School, Agustn Leon-Saenz Albuquerque High School Every year, around 60 students are chosen for the scholarship. Catherine Shaffer TCC Southeast Early College High School Gaochia Lee Montgomery County Early College Javi Rodriguez Carnegie Vanguard High School Kaming Leung City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College Xuan Ly Boston Latin Academy Joel Coria Reyes Diablo Valley College Darryl Clark City Colleges of Chicago: Kennedy-King College Cat Cespedes Bell High School Josephine Elumeze City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Emmanuella Osei Wilde Lake High School Chalina Morgan-Lopez Sanderson High School Keidy Palma Ramirez El Dorado High School Gideon Melvin Georgia Perimeter College Umang Bhojani Washtenaw Community College Rebecca Shaw Mount Saint Mary Academy Nahed Elberry Hayfield Secondary School Lansdowne, VA The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced today the semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced on Feb. 22 the semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship . Mardet Mulugeta Wakefield High School Destiny Carrera Grand Rapids Community College Crystal Yoo Bergen Community College Kidus Sebsibe Howard Community College Jade Thomas Park Tudor School, Hananeel Morinville Shawnee Mission North High School Angel Rabadi Alan B. Shepard High School Shenille Francois Essex County College Jishnu Basu Plano Senior High School Paulina Pimentel-Mora Citrus College Nathan Solomon Martin Luther King Jr Magnet High School for Health Science and Engineering, Sityana Abdu Glenda Dawson High School Julia Comino Comino Sacred Heart High School Khandaker Aqib Mill Creek High School Damian Johnson Wylie East High School Nicholas Cetlinski Grand Rapids Community College Khea Archer Georgia Perimeter College Paola Reyes Thomas Jefferson High School Esenia Banuelos Thornton Fractional North High School Eric Zhu Orange County High School of the Arts, Mursheda Abdulatif The Denver School of Science and Technology The research is clear: our community colleges are full of talented students with a diversity of experiences that contribute to their educational journey. Brendan Lan Ripon High School Faridoon Azizi Diablo Valley College Mia Hurts Phillis Wheatley High School Mayle Sobieski Cuyahoga Community College www.jkcf.org, Media Contact: Julia Florence, 571-799-8067, media@jkcf.org. Thalia Vincent Metro Academic and Classical High School, Angel Ndubisi Advanced Technologies Academy Rufino Perea Los Angeles City College Vivian Garcia Jacob dos Reis Valencia College Fanely Caba Academy For Urban Leadership Chevonne Lewis City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Hadassah Johnson Onondaga Community College Ethan Garcia Santa Teresa High School Julia Pak Gainesville High School Tim Derrico Hightstown High School Learn more about the College Scholarship Program. . Fatima Roy MiraCosta College If chosen as a finalist, Aaron would also receive comprehensive . Maria Lizza Dela Pea Atlantic City High School Harmony Hudson Saint Charles West High School Kiara Perez Passaic Academy For Science And Engineering Kelsie Williams Ocoee High School Alyssa Fromelius Truckee Meadows Community College High School, Nalissa Blanc Union County Vocational Technical Schools Duy Ho Cerritos College Daysi Duarte Benito Lone Star College System Marcos Montoya Andrade Mount Vernon High School Rosa Sanchez Hartnell College Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership. Ezinne Mba Nevada High School Jonathan Chung Smithtown High School Eastern Campus Tabitha Macharia Michael E. Debakey High School of the Health Professions Yumna Ahmed Mater Lakes Academy High School Omar Garcia Fullerton College 2021. Barbara Moreno Madison Area Technical College Rose Dania Jean Miami Jackson Senior High School Kalid Gawon Miami Dade College 2023 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Madison Petersen Legacy Charter School Trevor Fortier Archbishop Hannan High School This years 406 semifinalists were chosen from a pool of over 1,500 applicants attending 398 community colleges in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Olivia Green Kings Mountain High School Joe Loy Francis Scott Key High School Jan 5 There's still time to submit your application for the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship! Jasleen Sihota Venture Academy Magali Romero Lopez Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy Nanati Safawo Oregon Episcopal School Estephanie Espinoza City Colleges of Chicago: Kennedy-King College Norzin Lhadon Holy Names High School Debra Owens Gateway to College The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Dina Fakhar Hillsborough High School Elijah Owens Southside High School, Jennifer Adinna Chaffey High School Jada Hunter-Hays Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Math and Science in Kentucky Ali Khan Stephen T. Mather High School Cheyenne Rowland Robbinsville High School Students must be current high school seniors residing in the United States. Swetha Ananth John S Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School Brian Giraud Calderon School for Advanced Studies South Iman Khater Oak Lawn Community High School Marlon Merida Garcia Nimitz Senior High School Alejandra Merino-Barajas Mesa Community College Charly Gutierrez Jimenez Santa Fe College Awa Cisse Georgia Perimeter College Deadline: January 12 at midnight in your local time zone. Emma Lazo Freedom High School Grace Yan Walton High School Fiorella Castillo Saavedra Bergen County Technical High School Suleidy De La Cruz City University of New York: Bronx Community College Aren Yoon San Antonio College Fernando Rodriguez Leal NYC iSchool NewsBreak provides latest and breaking news about Jack Kent Cooke. Roaa Marei East Leyden High School David Sun Skyline High School, Jenna Montgomery Concha Rutland High School, Bill Chen West Springfield High School Jed Quiaoit Rancho Buena Vista High School educational advising and other support services. A list of the semifinalists can be found below. Salamot Balogun Thornridge High School Research commissioned by the Foundation found that community college students who transfer to selective institutions have equal to or higher graduation rates as students who enrolled directly from high school or transferred from four-year institutions. Diana Montalvo Miami Dade College Elias Marcet Miami Dade College Alex Skoraczewski Drummond High School Tanzeem Islam Cypress Ranch High School Anees Mitri Atherton High School, Phillip Dinh Patrick F Taylor Science and Technology Academy Emily Chmiel Charter School of Wilmington Yeng Shao Perth Amboy High School Sue Moon Lake Land College Hanna Regassa Stonewall Jackson High School Christian Loredo-Duran Lee High School Tarrah Brewsaugh Howard Community College Alex Bavalsky Armand Hammer United World College Askar Bashirov MiraCosta College Kaci Williams Chisum High School Afnan Abu Sarar Georgia Perimeter College Jakey Mawas College of the Desert Madison Barnett Benjamin Russell High School Sammi Zhu Douglas County High School, Lela DeVine Waiakea High School Diana Gonzalez Miami Dade College Maritza Quinones Northeast Texas Community College Taylor Hall Atlanta Girls School Shia Fisher Madison Area Technical College. Keanna Goddard Dominican Academy Kaylisa Garcia Perez Person High School Asher Montgomery Hillsborough High School In addition to financial award, Transfer Scholars have access to comprehensive academic The semifinalists were chosen from a pool of 5,860applicants and represent 428 different high schools. Michelle Ung Central Gwinnett High School Nicky Goh Bloomington High School South Kanmi Oludare City Colleges of Chicago: Olive-Harvey College Sharon Florez Coral Gables Senior High School Gabrielle Rodgers Valencia College Jose Escalante Vasquez Memorial High School Eli Herrera W H Adamson High School Laila Metwaly Bergen Community College Thomas Brickhouse First Flight High School Miria Bowers Santa Monica College Sarah Rad Baltimore City College Thyra Cobbs Los Medanos College Yerahm Hong North Oconee High School Bereket Birbo White Station High School Students applied from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas, , and American Samoa. Michelle Rojas Macias Washington-Lee High School Viviana Wamiru Hagerstown Community College Moeen Razzaque International School Of The Americas Payne Graves Houlka Attendance Center Thang Ho Crawford High School Carlin Taylor Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Danish Bajwa Hilliard Davidson High School Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race, or ethnicity. Nathan Dimmer Clarkston Senior High School Jayden Galvan Gregory-Portland High School Taniya Singleton Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Madelyn Moore Irving High School Pasadena, California, United States. Kimberly Munoz Bard High School Early College II Danie Hernandez Maywood Center for Enriched Studies David Villavicencio Corinth Holders High School, Jelise Anderson Kinlock Northmont Senior High School Allison Martinez Martinez Miami Dade College Junior Tchapdieu Montgomery College Valerie Pires City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Adjoa Asare Carnegie Vanguard High School Josue Ramirez Advanced Technologies Academy Ilona Demura-Gregory Walters State Community College, Kaothar Olateju Dallas College Brookhaven Campus Eduardo Silva Alonso Hillsboro High School Mandy Chen Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Isaiah DeLeon Jersey Village High School Bridget Egan Clear Creek High School Dalin Eap City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Paola Calleyro Miami Dade College Maria Cuevas New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School Ashlie Rodriguez Miami Dade College Learn more about the College Scholarship Programhereandsign up to be notifiedwhen next years application opens. The research is clear: our community colleges are full of talented students with Gashon Hussein Smoky Hill High School Luz Cusi Ttito Bergen Community College Julie Chen Kingston High School Adelyn Pettie Rainier Beach High School, Biak Tha Hlawn Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School Shaniqua Clair Hodgson School for Advanced Studies North Jessica Jiang Stuyvesant High School McKenzie Russell Fullerton College Rolando Sanchez-Suarez McGregor High School Jessica Hernandez-Beltran College of the Desert Seventy-two high-achieving community college students received the prestigious scholarship this year, and 63 are Phi Theta Kappa members nearly 88 percent of them. Djine Mentor New Visons Charter High School Advanced Math & Science II Donna Nestor St. Petersburg College Victoria Ogunnowo Prince Georges Community College, Arianny Jorge Bunker Hill Community College Gabrielle McClanahan Palomar College Rebekah Withrow Germanna Community College Alex Hughes Utica Academy for International Studies Jesus Perez Guerrero Iraan High School Stephanie Visoso The Westminster Schools, Montana Lagat Kamehameha Schools: Hawaii Campus, Maria Mendoza Community School Noah Jenkins Saint Cloud High School Helen Cala Guerra Sarasota High School Diana Solis J S Morton High School East, Karla Dominguez Omaa North High School Sarah McGinley Forest High School Cohen Schroeder Pewamo-Westphalia High School, Dennis Eum Blake School Northrup Campus Bianca Braun Westchester Community College Fatima Jalloh Paxon School for Advanced Studies ability and achievement, service, leadership, persistence, and financial need. Andres Reyna Fullerton College Jonas Terleckas Doral Academy Charter High School "In 2021, out of over 16,500 applications, 6,312 students were selected as National College Match Finalists. Christelle Valentin Central Piedmont Community College Students must be current high school seniors residing in the United States. Marcus Zimmerman Ulysses S Grant High School, Jessica Aggrey Green Valley Ranch High School DSST Mohtashin Talukder Justice High School, Kisanet Gabreselassie Edmonds eLearning Academy Mechack Bakana Phoenix College, Rafael Valdovinos Allan Hancock College Tony Wang Central High School Tu Kha Bui Berkeley City College Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership. Gerald Richardson Moorpark College Abby Macenat J. M. Wright Technical School Gavin Scott Checotah High School, Rena Howard South Albany High School The semifinalists were chosen from a pool of 5,860. represent 428 different high schools. Alina Dau Alfred M Barbe High School Resources for current scholars and alumni to thrive together. Kaycee Hoelzel Park Vista Community High School Michelle Andrade Heritage High School Michelle Ramos IDEA Welasco College Prep Eric Bebenov Bolingbrook High School Nayeric Cairo Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter High School Sara Abuhijleh John Tyler Community College Michael Nath Stuyvesant High School Alan Gutierrez Paint Branch High School Layan Sammor Montgomery College Semifinalist applications will be reviewed again to choose approximately 60 finalists to receive the scholarship. Farkhonda Lali J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Sabirah Mahmud Academy At Palumbo Breana Fowler North Mecklenburg Senior High School Bianca came to WCC in large part due to its . Gerardo Leal Hudson County Community College Yara Abazah Bergen Community College Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race or ethnicity. Shekinah Glory Peter Mba East Orange Campus High School Sidra Hassan M.L. Sammy Trefry Santa Rosa Junior College Amna Khamosh Thornton High School Roberto Morales Quintero Lone Star College System Students applied from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas,the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Laura Sandoval MAST at FIU Biscayne Bay Campus Ola Mohamed Northern Virginia Community College Francisco Eujenin Campos Madison Area Technical College Daymara Ayala Calhoun Community College All rights reserved. Natalie Guerra South High School Fabio Quezada Alliance Susan & Eric Smidt Technology High School Jackie Liu Vernon Hills High School Daniel Kocot Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Emani Stanton North Atlanta High School Lucas Bautista Arvin High School Taishi Oyamada Pasadena City College Steven Maradiaga Ipreparatory Academy Angel Rivera HCS Early College High School Leah Shvedova Washington-Lee High School Vina Tran Lawndale High School Karla Avalos Los Angeles Pierce College Haya Chehada Cerritos College Audrey Vargas Sweetwater High School Hayden Nguyen Lone Star College System Preston Hong Saddleback College Elon Atlaw Northwood High School Jordan Zhang North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Cayden Beardslee Grand Rapids Community College Amina Luvsanchultem Washington-Lee High School Conchita Espino Albuquerque High School Simeon Klepac Home School Clearinghouse (Internal) Fraz Javed Union High School Savannah Stover Volunteer State Community College TaVon Walker Deep Creek High School, Kidist Habte Rainier Beach High School Owais Ibrahim Chicago Mathematics and Science Academy This scholarship provides selected students with up to $40,000 a year to complete their bachelor's degrees. Hadley Kronick University Laboratory School Ba Musa Khan North Clayton Comprehensive High School Kenny Chundu Northern Virginia Community College Haleema Aslam Community College of Baltimore County Nashra Hassan M.L. Emily Dominguez Godwin Heights High School Norma Mejia Yes Preparatory Public Schools: East End funding. In the midst of these challenging times, we remain deeply committed to ensuring that students have the opportunity to access an education and reach their fullest potential.