Eunice Chon Howard High School Tu Kha Bui Berkeley City College Dina Fakhar Hillsborough High School Vincent Li Ruan Atlantic Community High School Alisson Moreno Rivas Manual Arts Senior High School Karla Tirado San Diego Mesa College 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. Semester of Excellence for 2021 Dean's List Students. ACora Hickson Charter School of Wilmington, Momona Hadish District of Columbia International School Michelle Nguyen Paul Vi Catholic High School Yazmin Rocha Delgadillo Contra Costa College A list of this years Cooke Transfer Scholar Semifinalists, their community colleges, and their state of residence is below, Learn more about the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Anthony Lopez Islip 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. Bryce Springfield Boca Ciega Senior High School Fiorella Castillo Saavedra Bergen County Technical High School April Guo-Yue Starkville High School Jessica Davis Northampton Community College, Halima Ibrahim Community College of Rhode Island, Troy Butler Spartanburg Community College, Zarina Gurley Columbia State Community College Davidson Valmyr Central Piedmont Community College Danilo Navarro Espinosa Miami Dade College Maria Dawes Mesa Community College Tarrah Brewsaugh Howard Community College The email says it is part of the selection process and each student will be asked to speak briefly. Diego Maglione South Broward High School I am honored to recognize these students for their hard work and achievements.. Ethan Garcia Santa Teresa High School Asher Montgomery Hillsborough High School Susie Cray Linn-Benton Community College Ella Dawson Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School Sherece Turner Community College of Baltimore County Eddie Rodriguez Carnegie Vanguard High School Precious Johnson Atlantic High School Afnan Abu Sarar Georgia Perimeter College Daelyn Pena Williamsburg Charter High School This highly selective scholarship provides exceptionally talented students who have financial need with up to $40,000 annually for four years of college, to enable them to attend a top-performing college or university. Cecilia Wu Franklin High School, Rinnah Acquaye West Catholic Prepartory High School Eduardo Silva Alonso Hillsboro High School Davian Rodriguez Boston Latin School The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship seeks to increase the number of community college students completing their education at top four-year institutions. Viviana Wamiru Hagerstown Community College Djine Mentor New Visons Charter High School Advanced Math & Science II Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces Semifinalists for High-Achieving Four-Year College Scholarship Posted February 3, 2022 | By Julia Florence Lansdowne, VA - The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the selection of 411 high school seniors as semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship. Jenny Stinehour Early College High School Nick Vela Taravella J P High School Mu Hsi Smyrna High School Kaycee Hoelzel Park Vista Community High School Giannka Picache California Academy of Mathematics and Science Omar Espiricueta IDEA College Preparatory San Juan Semifinalist applications will be reviewed again to choose approximately 60 finalists to receive the scholarship. Aashvi Patel Melbourne High School Kyle Simpson Pearl River Community College Rosa Mendoza City Colleges of Chicago: Olive-Harvey College William Jim Miami Dade College Kareena Patel Sulphur High School Andrik Garcia Roma High School Anisa Siddikova Leon M Goldstein High School for Sciences Angela Edwards Hampton High School Danish Bajwa Hilliard Davidson High School Makayla Suina Bernalillo High School, Roselyn Azcue Urban Assembly Charter High School For Computer Science Anum Haider Cypress Creek High School Iletou Ehinnou Community College of Philadelphia Gideon Kortenhoven Grand Rapids Community College Xuan Ly Boston Latin Academy Star Trivette Mount Airy High School Fardowsa Hassan Georgia Perimeter College Paola Rodriguez All City Leadership Secondary School Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race, or ethnicity. Madelyn Moore Irving High School Fizza Afreen Lone Star College System Khadra Omar Northern Virginia Community College Naomy Guerrero Flores Sampson Early College High School Emily Flores Elgin High School Margaret Schwartz Holyoke Community College Anjanette Barinas Valencia College, Zaida Crosby Georgia Perimeter College Melangelo Pride Upperman High School Fardouza Farah Owatonna High School Soloman Khan-Syed Cedar Cliff High School Auria Lee South Eugene High School Thalia Vincent Metro Academic and Classical High School, Angel Ndubisi Advanced Technologies Academy Dechen Cohen Georgia Cyber Academy Eli Herrera W H Adamson High School Steven Maradiaga Ipreparatory Academy Nancy Zoria Jericho Senior High School, Jaylen Adams Olympic High School Yet, at the nations top colleges, only five percent have transferred from a community college. Anna Hampton Rogers Heritage High School Trevor Knight Eastern Technical High School Julia Pak Gainesville High School This highly selective scholarship provides exceptionally talented students who have financial need with up to $40,000 annually for four years of college, to enable them to attend a top-performing college or university. Joel Deville San Augustine High School Isaiah DeLeon Jersey Village High School Coby Garcia Roncalli High School Mohtashin Talukder Justice High School, Kisanet Gabreselassie Edmonds eLearning Academy Tsegazeab Beteselassie Wheaton High School Kayle Orantes Woods Cross High School Jayda Smith Ruskin High School, Aliza Davis Reno High School Janelle Ariel Chan East Los Angeles College Morgan Maier Turtle Lake High School Audrey Hall Montgomery College Lethzeylee Gutierrez Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Stephanie Visoso The Westminster Schools, Montana Lagat Kamehameha Schools: Hawaii Campus, Maria Mendoza Community School 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. Taishi Oyamada Pasadena City College Thyra Cobbs Los Medanos College Bich Truong Tacoma Community College Makeda Retta Northern Virginia Community College Jason Chen Lowell High School The Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship recipients will be announced in early May. Lizette Rivera Santa Barbara City College Sonia Molinero Martinez Hartnell College 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. La Ramos Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies Jorge Ramos Miami Dade College Luis Gomez gorgonio Houston Community College System Wigdan Hissein Northrop High School a bachelors degree program at a four-year college or university. Nicole Torres School for Advanced Studies South Sulay Restrepo Maroulis City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Rani Chor Glen A Wilson High School Alayna Ziglin Basis Ahwatukee, Jesus Ballesteros Rogers New Technology High School An additional 6 Cooke College Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity. www.jkcf.org, Media Contact: Julia Nelson, 571-799-8067,media@jkcf.org. Karla Guerra Ben Davis High School Asonme Fozong City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College 2023 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Aleyda Bonilla West Brook Senior High School Sukya Williams Medgar Evers College Preparatory High School Cooke College Scholarship semifinalists were chosen from a pool of over 5,300 applicants. Thang Ho Crawford High School Christel Gelins Reynoldsburg High School Oumou Traore City University of New York: Hostos Community College Michelle Yu Hunter College High School Sama Allam Tempe Preparatory Academy Huan Phan City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Five students at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges have been named national semifinalists for prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships that pay up to $40,000 annually for the final two to three years needed to complete a bachelor's degree program at a four-year college or university. 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. Nathan Solomon Martin Luther King Jr Magnet High School for Health Science and Engineering, Sityana Abdu Glenda Dawson High School Deidre Mitchell Grand Rapids Community College Ana Ramos De Jesus Manhattan Hunter College High School of Science Nouraldeen Ibrahim Staten Island Technical High School Shada Giornazi Kent Denver School Kristina Soiland Loudoun Valley High School Katherine Arriola Animo Venice Charter High School Alex Skoraczewski Drummond High School Edward Kong North Penn High School Gashon Hussein Smoky Hill High School Cindy Li Glenda Dawson High School Jessica Gao Ruben S Ayala High School Dilan Desir State College of Florida Collegiate School Emely Foe Salem Academy Charter School Marcus Lo Monterey Peninsula College Joelly Cortes Harmony Science Academy Kidus Sebsibe Howard Community College Ritwik Tati Haddon Heights High School, Agustn Leon-Saenz Albuquerque High School Jonathan Rebollar Jack E Singley Academy Kylie Burkhamer Ida S. Baker High School Aidan Taylor Alexander W Dreyfoos School Of The Arts Leena Seyam Northern Virginia Community College Carmen Granell School for Advanced Studies Wolfson UNG News Sophomore is named a Jack Kent Cooke semifinalist March 8, 2021 Susana Olivo Sandoval was selected as a semifinalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The final Jack Kent Cooke scholars will be announced in April. Sandra Quintana East Stroudsburg Area High School North Cheyenne Rowland Robbinsville High School Jesus Perez Guerrero Iraan High School Esenia Banuelos Thornton Fractional North High School Paola Reyes Thomas Jefferson High School Students applied from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas, , and American Samoa. Carolina Alcocer-Salas Northeast Texas Community College Sihle Mthethwa Orange County High School Sikirat Mustapha Brooklyn Latin School Alexis Gosselin Escamilla Santa Monica College Jillian Robinson Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Mahia Rahman Washington-Liberty High School Mia Roach-Valandra Todd County Junior-Senior High School, Pacifique Bavugameshi West High School Maria Ramirez Mount Zion High School Maria Cuevas New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race or ethnicity. Jasleen Sihota Venture Academy Juliana Bodhert Fort Myers High School They are among just 406 chosen from more than 1,500 applicants at Prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Announces 2021 Semifinalists from 398 Community Colleges around the Country Posted February 22, 2021 | By Julia Florence Lansdowne, VA - The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced today the semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. 5 SDCCD students selected as semifinalists for prestigious scholarships. 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. Gabriela Lopez-Salgado Everett High School Sara El Houzaly City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College TaVon Walker Deep Creek High School, Kidist Habte Rainier Beach High School Lauren Kraft Evans High School Sarah Youssef Northern Virginia Community College Julian Millan Hanover High School Esmeralda Morales Lone Star College System Dani Mejia Aguilar John F Kennedy High School Lalan Mujica Skyline High School Rohan Joshi Coral Reef Senior High School Selena Niemi Rainier High School, Augustin Khey Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee Sean Galloway Community College of Philadelphia The Foundation has also provided $115 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Today, nearly half of postsecondary students begin their college journey at a two-year institution. Julissa Portillo Hartnell College Melanie Gonzalez TERRA Environmental Research Institute Camille Bove South Lakes High School Saddat Nazir McNair Academic High School Yasir Mahboba Northern Virginia Community College Erick Ramirez Woodrow Wilson High School Maria Leal Baton Rouge Magnet High School Genesis Capellan Bergen Community College Salamot Balogun Thornridge High School Virginia Hunt Hume-Fogg Academic High School Ricardo Martinez Prairie State College Anne Benie Montgomery College Grace Humble Georgetown Junior-Senior High School Tristan Ide Champion Preparatory Academy Shekinah Glory Peter Mba East Orange Campus High School Abby Godwin Stuart W Cramer High School Samantha Minuche Fiorello H Laguardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts Zuri Logan Klein Cain High School Gavin Scott Checotah High School, Rena Howard South Albany High School Michael Nath Stuyvesant High School Rolando Sanchez-Suarez McGregor High School Conrad Ontimara Slidell High School Elizabeth Hitchcock Wharton County Junior College, Jose Organista Salt Lake Community College, Brendan Grimes Blue Ridge Community College Young Chen Stone Bridge High School Conchita Espino Albuquerque High School Isaiah Johnson Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School Claire Haslett Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School Steffanie Hills Schoolcraft College Trinity Land Sikeston Senior High School Oumy Camara Columbus International High School Grace Ahn Mill Creek High School Ariela Asllani Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Rosa Figueroa Johnson High School Dana Bisher City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College 88% of 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars are PTK We are thrilled to congratulate the 2021 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars! Ho Yan Yip East Los Angeles College Emily Chmiel Charter School of Wilmington in April. Favour Akingbemi George Washington Preparatory High School Susana Olivo Sandoval University of North Georgia, Kristina Danley University of Hawaii: Maui College, Jennifer Martinez Ruiz Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Sharon Miranda Gateway High School Joshua Park Iolani School, Callia Thornton Coeur dAlene Senior High School, Deborah Adeboye Nicholas Senn High School BROOKLYN, NY Emigrating from Acapulco, . These semifinalists embody determination and resilience as they navigate finishing high school during one of the most difficult and unprecedented times in American history, said Executive DirectorSeppyBasili. Fayosola Osoboke George Bush High School Students must be current high school seniors residing in the United States. Kristine Hernandez Veterans Memorial High School Joshua Furlough Pitt Community College, Laurette Kameni Pouani Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Joyce Lin Francis Lewis High School Michael Lopes Nassau Community College Bobbie Schreiner Prairie School, Jonathan Brown The Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy Michelle Li CAM Academy Jonathan Torres-Tomas North Henderson High School Tatiana Butte San Diego City College Mariana Rios Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology 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. Jeongsoo Lee Massachusetts Bay Community College Humberto Franco Sanchez KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School Andrea Velazquez South Broward High School Endale Tsegaye Metropolitan Community College Kansas City, Ignacio Leon Bergen Community College Olivia Green Kings Mountain High School Sara Kassab El Camino College 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. Madison Petersen Legacy Charter School Veshal Konnar Northeast High School, Sonora Halili Thomas Jefferson School Yeng Shao Perth Amboy High School Belem Oseguera College of DuPage Alexandra Guzman Caceres Brooke Charter School that pay up to $40,000 annually for the final two to three years needed to complete Gyuheon Oh Cabot High School Crystal Yoo Bergen Community College Kaitlin Wachter Frederick Community College Laila Metwaly Bergen Community College Kamden Hill Timberland High School Sheidy Rios-Vazquez Walter M Williams High School Nashra Hassan M.L. Sydney Hass Grafton High School The prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Announces 2021 Semifinalists. Helen Menendez Miami Dade College Jessica Burgos Central Piedmont Community College Nkem Obi Shawnee Mission North High School Shams Khurram Lake Worth Community High School The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Pahola Mercedes Nova City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Victoria Ignacio Cypress College James Crawford Mount San Jacinto College Akliesia Teshome Paint Branch High School Kaden Oquel-White Jesuit High School Hadassah Johnson Onondaga Community College Carla Nez Monument Valley High School Anita Zahiri Benjamin Franklin High School, Rebekah Alemayehu John F. Kennedy High School Khang Vo Mount San Antonio College Ahmed Mashaal Union County College, Johann Smith City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Through this award, the Foundation supports exceptionally talented community college students seeking to complete their bachelors degrees. Melissa Fonseca Nightingale-Bamford School Zahra Malik Patriot High School Melanie Charron Klein High School Leah Santiago Gateway Regional High School, Ronny Abdullah Edsel B. Ford High School Ximena Garcia Basalt High School Gabrielle Rodgers Valencia College McKenzie Russell Fullerton College Adjoa Asare Carnegie Vanguard High School Sulaiman Oyekunle Meade Senior High School Ola Mohamed Northern Virginia Community College Precious Taiwo City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Norzin Lhadon Holy Names High School Camron Stewart Nova High School Monzerrat Canela Skyline High School in our applicant pool every year, and are excited to recognize this group of semifinalists Tracy Das Waltham Senior High School