Javier Cunat Christopher Columbus High School Faeven Mussie Chabot College Kimberly Cardenas De Anza High School Miguel Cacho-Tafolla San Diego City College Christian Thomas Eastern Technical High School, Teame Araya Boston International High School Paula Escobar Evergreen Valley High School Eric Zhu Orange County High School of the Arts, Mursheda Abdulatif The Denver School of Science and Technology Imaan Chaudhry Saint Catharine Academy Fayeze Salih Lincoln Park High School Joelly Cortes Harmony Science Academy Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announces latest cohort of college scholars April 12, 2022 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in Lansdowne, Virginia, has announced the 100 recipients of its 2022 Cooke College scholarships, which are awarded to high-achieving high school seniors. The 2022 Cooke College Scholars will be announced in April. Dianna Garzon City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Yonas Mekonnen Bunker Hill Community College Suhaah Nadir Cypress Creek High School Monzerrat Canela Skyline High School Rosy Rodriguez Lake Nona High School Citiana Frew Wheaton High School All rights reserved. Anita Zahiri Benjamin Franklin High School, Rebekah Alemayehu John F. Kennedy High School Andrea De Freitas Doral Academy Charter High School Anum Haider Cypress Creek High School Adoum Allamine Hudson County Community College Jessica Burgos Central Piedmont Community College Maria Santibanez Cesar E Chavez High School Joyce Lin Francis Lewis High School Nanati Safawo Oregon Episcopal School Jorge Pereira Martinez Early College Academy At Southridge Askar Bashirov MiraCosta College Good luck to our semi-finalists! The prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Announces 2021 Semifinalists. Dana Bisher City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Vivian Garcia Jacob dos Reis Valencia College Josue Ramirez Advanced Technologies Academy Leslie Reyes Garca Episcopal High School Alan De Loera Southwest High School Andres Reyna Fullerton College Dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $230 million in scholarships to more than 2,930 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising and other support services. Natalie Asitimbay Nassau Community College Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $222 million in scholarships to over 2,800 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising and other support services. Aashvi Patel Melbourne High School Students applied from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas, , and American Samoa. Dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Oumy Camara Columbus International High School Noah Nguyen Shoreline Community College Emily Chmiel Charter School of Wilmington Eliza George Clear Horizons Early College High School Jeongmin Lee Prospect High School Christine Nguyen Los Angeles City College David Villavicencio Corinth Holders High School, Jelise Anderson Kinlock Northmont Senior High School We see this in our applicant pool every year, and are excited to recognize this group of semifinalists for their academic achievements, said Seppy Basili, executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Edwyn Lozano University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy Alayna Ziglin Basis Ahwatukee, Jesus Ballesteros Rogers New Technology High School Umang Bhojani Washtenaw Community College Orlagh Bewley Long Beach City College Michael Fuentes North Babylon 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. Nkem Obi Shawnee Mission North High School Yanir Haim Escobar Piedmont Virginia Community College Kevin Keyser Davidson County Community College Jayda Smith Ruskin High School, Aliza Davis Reno High School Moeen Razzaque International School Of The Americas Christian Pierre Trenton Central High School Jade Thomas Park Tudor School, Hananeel Morinville Shawnee Mission North High School Kleo Bollguri City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College In addition to financial support, selected Cooke Transfer Scholars will receive comprehensive educational advising from the Foundation to guide them through the process of transitioning to a four-year school and preparing for their careers. David Sun Skyline High School, Jenna Montgomery Concha Rutland High School, Bill Chen West Springfield High School This highly selective scholarship provides high-achieving students with financial need up to $55,000 annually for four years of college, to enable them to attend a top college or university. John Venegas Juarez YES Preparatory Schools: Southeast Jorge Tadeo Cantu Yes Prep North Central This year's Cooke Undergraduate Transfer 406 semifinalists were chosen from a pool of over 1,500 applicants attending 398 community colleges in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Haily Rosario MS 348 Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School Med Coulibaly Manhattan Hunter College High School of Science Ajhane Kindle Muskegon Community College Michael Golphin Community College of Philadelphia Lina Shammas Valhalla High School Genesis Capellan Bergen Community College Junior Tchapdieu Montgomery College Daisy Chimborazo Marquez B M C Durfee High School Dezirae Rodriguez Tarrant County College Transfer scholars are selected on a range of factors including exceptional academic Sonia Green Hillside High School Kathryn Price Lone Star College System Semester of Excellence for 2021 Dean's List Students. Raj Pabari Classical Academy High School Sanan Sheikh City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Ritwik Tati Haddon Heights High School, Agustn Leon-Saenz Albuquerque High School Fatima Jalloh Paxon School for Advanced Studies Christian Loredo-Duran Lee High School The 2021 Cooke College Scholarship recipients will be announced in April. Paola Duran El Dorado High School Altrim Mamuti City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Sharon Miranda Gateway High School Jean-Paul Gazzaneo-Duarte Lone Star College System Migchalee Gonzalez Tarrant County College Sarah McGinley Forest High School A list of the semifinalists can be found below, The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Jeanna Raphael Brooklyn Latin School Karla Avalos Los Angeles Pierce College For further information on this announcement, please contact Libby Sears, coordinator of special awards, at esears@nvcc.edu. Shaniqua Clair Hodgson School for Advanced Studies North Diana Solis J S Morton High School East, Karla Dominguez Omaa North High School Learn more about the College Scholarship Program. Carla Nez Monument Valley High School Through this award, the Foundation supports exceptionally talented community college students seeking to complete their bachelors degrees. a bachelors degree program at a four-year college or university. Dannie Barbour Orange County Community College Saddat Nazir McNair Academic High School Paula-Marie Brown Science Park High School Ximena Garcia Basalt High School Sandoval will learn if she wins the scholarship in April. Dejah Armstrong Central High School Min Ko Ko Mayde Creek High School and sign up to be notified when the 2023 application opens in fall 2022. The 2021 Cooke College Scholarship recipients will be announced in April. Students applied from all 50 states, as well as Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and represented 378 different high schools. Sarah Rad Baltimore City College Ezinne Mba Nevada High School Visit here to view the national announcement for the 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Lucia Huerta San Diego City College Taishi Oyamada Pasadena City College Rehab Jadallah Fordson High School Keanna Goddard Dominican Academy The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship seeks to increase the number of community college students completing their education at top four-year institutions. Sulay Restrepo Maroulis City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College ability and achievement, service, leadership, persistence, and financial need. Lansdowne, VA The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced today the semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Laura Sandoval MAST at FIU Biscayne Bay Campus Yuliana Chavez El Rancho High School Yasmin Leon-Mateo North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Nicquel Holmes City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Maria Castillo Carvajal Druid Hills High School Miliani Smith Charlotte Country Day School, Katerine Amaya Hernandez Hunters Lane High School Alex Bavalsky Armand Hammer United World College Helen Menendez Miami Dade College Kenny Ng Washington High School Bekim Bruka Bergen Community College Neville Scott Dallas College Mountain View Campus Giannka Picache California Academy of Mathematics and Science Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership. Andres Moreno Mancos High School Fardouza Farah Owatonna High School Tucker Bundy Idabel High School Anisha Tasfia Los Angeles Valley College Lorena Britton East Lake High School Diana Zamarripa The Energy Institute High School, Sophie Christensen Orem 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. Mahima Chiles William J Palmer High School Brian Nguyen Northside College Preparatory High School Marcos Rivas Miami Dade College Maria Cuevas New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School Chevonne Lewis City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Isaiah Pereira Venus High School Savannah Stover Volunteer State Community College Saron Tefera Anderson High School, Azari Gurley Classen School of Advanced Studies Kaming Leung City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College Lola Fratto Lincoln Park High School Hannah Cha Cleveland High School Julia Pak Gainesville High School Anees Mitri Atherton High School, Phillip Dinh Patrick F Taylor Science and Technology Academy Allen Lin Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Math and Science in Kentucky Liv DeNicholas Portland Community College The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation provides financial support of up to $55,000 per year to currently enrolled community college students who have excelled academically and who demonstrate financial need to earn their bachelor's degree at select four-year colleges and universities. Simeon Klepac Home School Clearinghouse (Internal) La Ramos Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies Victor Attah Manlius-Pebble Hill School Steven Maradiaga Ipreparatory Academy We are especially impressed by the incredible perseverance and Shia Fisher Madison Area Technical College. Eliana Gomez Romero Kipp Austin Brave High School Mia Schaubhut Lutcher High School, Erika Abumere New Town High School Jesse Smit Harrisburg Area Community College Jessica Davis Northampton Community College, Halima Ibrahim Community College of Rhode Island, Troy Butler Spartanburg Community College, Zarina Gurley Columbia State Community College We see this Danish Bajwa Hilliard Davidson High School Thang Ho Crawford High School Janelle Nwakuche Heritage High School Jorge Martinez Vanguard Academy Janelle Ariel Chan East Los Angeles College Loam Shin Georgia Perimeter College Naomy Guerrero Flores Sampson Early College High School Ologia Ibrahim Mount San Antonio College Oscar Serra School for Advanced Studies North Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $222 million in scholarships to over 2,800 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensiveeducational advising and other support services. This years semifinalists should be particularly proud of their success in the face of a challenging year, said Executive Director Seppy Basili. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has selected 534 high-achieving community college students from across the U.S. as semifinalists to compete for its Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, from a pool of nearly 2,500 applicants. Kevin Tran Central High School Dilan Desir State College of Florida Collegiate School Dani Mejia Aguilar John F Kennedy High School Owais Ibrahim Chicago Mathematics and Science Academy Tina Huang Phillips Exeter Academy Valerie Pires City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Vina Tran Lawndale High School Yazmin Rocha Delgadillo Contra Costa College Kamden Hill Timberland High School Endale Tsegaye Metropolitan Community College Kansas City, Ignacio Leon Bergen Community College Matthew Yohanes Rangeview High School, Lesly Catota Lopez Amistad Academy Charter High School Vivian Bui Rancocas Valley Regional High School Patricia Bessie Hilltop High School Brandon Rios Miami Dade College Alice Chen Mercy High School Ilona Sorokina Portland Community College Trevor Knight Eastern Technical High School Srista Tripathi Henrico High School Janah Richardson Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Sanjana Butala Middlesex County College Tess Zagorski Los Angeles Valley College Roaa Marei East Leyden High School Shaafat Sadaquee Newtown High School Josh Salazar James Madison High School Iman Khater Oak Lawn Community High School 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. Kieu Dao Cape Coral High School Leah Shvedova Washington-Lee High School Sonia Molinero Martinez Hartnell College Alia Kassim Springbrook High School Makayla Suina Bernalillo High School, Roselyn Azcue Urban Assembly Charter High School For Computer Science Eujine Kim Heritage High School Jordan Lee North College Hill Junior-Senior High School They just sent emails to some students about a zoom meeting on Friday 4/15/20. Francisco Eujenin Campos Madison Area Technical College Elizabeth Hitchcock Wharton County Junior College, Jose Organista Salt Lake Community College, Brendan Grimes Blue Ridge Community College Bereket Birbo White Station High School Ashis Dhakal East High School, Olvin Abrego Ayala Herndon High School Brayan Gutierrez Lone Star College System Marcus Zimmerman Ulysses S Grant High School, Jessica Aggrey Green Valley Ranch High School DSST Fizza Afreen Lone Star College System Susana Olivo Sandoval University of North Georgia, Kristina Danley University of Hawaii: Maui College, Jennifer Martinez Ruiz Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Maria Lizza Dela Pea Atlantic City High School The research is clear: our community colleges are full of talented students with Alexis Faucette Bowie High School Kareena Patel Sulphur High School Nicole Torres School for Advanced Studies South Gerald Richardson Moorpark College Brian Giraud Calderon School for Advanced Studies South Jasleen Sihota Venture Academy Kaitlin Wachter Frederick Community College Thyra Cobbs Los Medanos College Laura Santos Miami Dade College Karla Guerra Ben Davis High School Ethan Nava Maldonado Westside High School Giovanna Da Silva Rodrigues Freedom High School Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $230 million in scholarships to more than 2,930 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising and other support services. Taylor Hall Atlanta Girls School Sidra Hassan M.L. Alina Dau Alfred M Barbe High School McKenzie Russell Fullerton College Kayle Orantes Woods Cross High School Gabriela Vilas Miami Dade College BROOKLYN, NY Emigrating from Acapulco, . Ava Quasney Munster High School Kanmi Oludare City Colleges of Chicago: Olive-Harvey College Yeabsira Hawaz Springbrook High School Bagul Mammedova Jamestown Community College Deborah Bong Cedar Ridge High School Erick Torres North Salinas High School Ashley Vazquez Romo Basic High School, Amelia Becerra Long Branch High School Cindy Liu Fiorello H Laguardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts Omar Espiricueta IDEA College Preparatory San Juan Nancy Garcia Villa Surry Early College High School of Design Angelica Ihim Hazelwood Central Senior High School Nimra Iqbal Community College of Denver Adelyn Pettie Rainier Beach High School, Biak Tha Hlawn Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School Sharon Florez Coral Gables Senior High School Cristine Chen L & N STEM Academy Ryland Russell Olton High School Melissa Jara Bergen Community College Oumou Traore City University of New York: Hostos Community College Isaac Carreno Wayne School of Engineering Natalia Serrano-Chavez John C Fremont High School Mishel Almaleh South Broward High School Veshal Konnar Northeast High School, Sonora Halili Thomas Jefferson School Jennifer Chiu White Station High School Students applied from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas,the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Alexander Stone West Boca Raton Community High School Ketty Nguyen L C Anderson High School Edward Kong North Penn High School Paloma Del Valle Santa Teresa High School Alexis Hernandez School for Advanced Studies Homestead Nicholas Cetlinski Grand Rapids Community College Star Trivette Mount Airy High School Natalie Guerra South High School Mohraeil Rezk Lead Academy High School Yuttichai Sommala Rio Rancho High School, Esmeralda Abreu Jerez Saint Vincent Ferrer High School Cayden Beardslee Grand Rapids Community College Diem-mi Tra Central Piedmont Community College Sydney Jackson Saint Philips College Early College High School Gyuheon Oh Cabot High School Oscar Martinez Valley High School Undergraduate Transfer Scholars will additionally receive opportunities for internships, study abroad, and graduate school funding, as well as connection to a thriving network of over 2,800 fellow Cooke Scholars and Alumni. DaMone Payne University High School Academy Audrey Hall Montgomery College Jasmine Velasco University Heights High School Eaint Win Onondaga Community College Rem Johannknecht Walter Payton College Preparatory High School The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipients will be announced in April.