executive director. Leslie Reyes Garca Episcopal High School Jose Escalante Vasquez Memorial High School Sophie Hull Cleveland School of Architecture and Design at John Hay Campus Jayden Huynh-Vuong Glen Allen High School Natalia Bautista George Westinghouse 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. Dezirae Rodriguez Tarrant County College Christian Thomas Eastern Technical High School, Teame Araya Boston International 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. Nayeric Cairo Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter High School Melangelo Pride Upperman High School Karla Ramos Gonzalez North High School Carolina Alcocer-Salas Northeast Texas Community College All of the applicants will be an asset to the colleges and universities they attend in the fall.. Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership. Jarel White Thomas Nelson Community College, Ki Ahn Bellevue College Eliana Gomez Romero Kipp Austin Brave High School Mardet Mulugeta Wakefield High School Bianca came to WCC in large part due to its . Semester of Excellence for 2021 Dean's List Students. Daysi Duarte Benito Lone Star College System Imani Myers Olympia High School Mia Ginsberg Gulf Coast High School Shantika Bhat Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Emely Foe Salem Academy Charter School Lauren Smith Union City High School Dylan Hammonds Purnell Swett High School Amanda Suarez Hialeah Gardens 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. Alexander Nguyen Springbrook High School Stephanie Visoso The Westminster Schools, Montana Lagat Kamehameha Schools: Hawaii Campus, Maria Mendoza Community School Moh Suufi Peachtree Ridge High School Taishi Oyamada Pasadena City College Omar Espiricueta IDEA College Preparatory San Juan 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. Esmeralda Morales Lone Star College System Roaa Marei East Leyden High School The final Jack Kent Cooke scholars will be announced in April. Luis Alvarado Imperial Valley College Donna Nestor St. Petersburg College Jonathan Rebollar Jack E Singley Academy Christopher Burroughs MiraCosta College Precious Johnson Atlantic High School Eaint Win Onondaga Community College Abigail Burm Waterloo High School Maria Lizza Dela Pea Atlantic City High School Eva Tsitohay Montgomery College Yet, at the nations top colleges, only five percent have transferred from a community college. I am honored to recognize these students for their hard work and achievements.. Andres Moreno Mancos High School Chrissy Brown paul blazer Daelyn Pena Williamsburg Charter High School Omolara Atoyebi Wendell Phillips High School Academy Dianna Garzon City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Tala Alahmar Oakland Community College San Diego Community College District|Disclaimer|Privacy, San Diego College of Continuing Education. Joyce Lin Francis Lewis High School Asher Montgomery Hillsborough High School Sophie Amidi Tallahassee Community College Jade Melendez Bronx High School of Science Anne Benie Montgomery College a bachelors degree program at a four-year college or university. Larissa Garcia Flores Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School Marcus Lo Monterey Peninsula College Kenny Chundu Northern Virginia Community College Jenai Funk Southwestern College Abdoul-hanane Gbadamassi City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Grace Mulumba Lupandu Nibert Dallas College Richland Campus Kynnedy Smith Hawken School, Nabaa Al Hashimi Norman High School Olivia Woods South Grand Prairie High School Ketty Nguyen L C Anderson High School Tracy Das Waltham Senior High School Anna De La Cuesta Victory Early College High School Camille Bove South Lakes High School BROOKLYN, NY Emigrating from Acapulco, . Karla Guerra Ben Davis High School Adriana Gomez Quintero Miami Dade College Nicole Giraldo-Meneses Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush High School 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. Kibby Hyacinth Pangilinan Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Kaylisa Garcia Perez Person High School Renee King City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Katy Shin Golden Valley High School Javi Rodriguez Carnegie Vanguard High School Dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Ian Song Cleveland High School Magali Romero Lopez Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy Montaha Rahman Bronx High School of Science The Foundation has also provided $115 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Nicole Millan Ortiz Legacy High School Luis Estrada Cochise College Trevor Fortier Archbishop Hannan High School Jesse Smit Harrisburg Area Community College Jahin Rahman Academy of American Studies Ilyne Castellanos Hartnell College John Ponce Atlantic Community High School Brian Giraud Calderon School for Advanced Studies South Isabel Rubin-Alvarez Oakwood High School Students must be currently enrolled in community college and residing in the United States. Mia Schaubhut Lutcher High School, Erika Abumere New Town High School Kimberly Munoz Bard High School Early College II Rolando Sanchez-Suarez McGregor High School Cesar Hernandez City Colleges of Chicago: Richard J. Daley College Jialin Jiang Independence High School Caileb Duval Pamlico County High School Sarah McGinley Forest High School Tina Huang Phillips Exeter Academy Gabriela Vilas Miami Dade College Crystal Yoo Bergen Community College Loam Shin Georgia Perimeter College Nicole Paulescu City University of New York: Queensborough Community College Carmen Granell School for Advanced Studies Wolfson Angel Obiorah Community College of Baltimore County Isaac Yoo Creekview High School - Miguel Cacho-Tafolla San Diego City College- Tatiana Butte San Diego City College- Lucia Huerta San Diego City College- Karla Tirado San Diego Mesa College- Dania Taki San Diego Miramar College. Maia Roothaan Evanston Township High School Bryce Springfield Boca Ciega Senior High School Jonas Terleckas Doral Academy Charter High School Yeng Shao Perth Amboy High School 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. Patricia Bessie Hilltop High School Paula-Marie Brown Science Park High School Five students at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges have been named national Angela Edwards Hampton High School Brandon Rios Miami Dade College Viviana Wamiru Hagerstown Community College Ba Musa Khan North Clayton Comprehensive High School Madison Petersen Legacy Charter School Marlon Merida Garcia Nimitz Senior High School Hang Xu Foothill College Yasmin Leon-Mateo North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Bekim Bruka Bergen Community College Jessica Welsh Diablo Valley College Javier Alcantar Thornton Fractional South High School Eric Wang Central High School, Faith Anderson Our Lady Academy Star Trivette Mount Airy High School Brett Cardenas International Studies Charter High School Mariana Rios Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology Kidus Sebsibe Howard Community College Rachel Okrey Red Rocks Community College, Tran Long Doan Manchester Community College, Maram Baider Northern Virginia Community College, Noah MacDonald Broward College Eddie Rodriguez Carnegie Vanguard High School Veronica Fonseca Castro Central Piedmont Community College Jennifer Haggerty Lincoln Land Community College The five are among 406 national semifinalists for the highly competitive awards who Edward Kang Adlai E Stevenson High School DeShona Jernigan Tyler Junior College Abshir Mohamed North Hennepin Community College, Diana Salinas Itawamba Community College Elizabeth Hitchcock Wharton County Junior College, Jose Organista Salt Lake Community College, Brendan Grimes Blue Ridge Community College Tony Wang Central High School Jenny Tran Colonial High School Resources for current scholars and alumni to thrive together. Juan Briseno Saddleback High School Annie Huynh Lone Star College System Diana Ochoa-Chavez Salinas High School Ama Afful City University of New York: Bronx Community College Leah Santiago Gateway Regional High School, Ronny Abdullah Edsel B. Ford High School Shaafat Sadaquee Newtown High School Jennifer Quiroz Berkeley City College Luis Garcia Chavez Fullerton College Giuliana Cabrera Archimedean Upper Conservatory Neville Scott Dallas College Mountain View Campus Jeongsoo Lee Massachusetts Bay Community College Michelle Nguyen Paul Vi Catholic High School Melanie Oduro Reservoir High School Julia McEvily City College of San Francisco Ryland Russell Olton High School drive these students have exhibited during such an unprecedented year.. Rachel Aquino Lone Star College System Today, nearly half of postsecondary students begin their college journey at a two-year institution. Julia Pak Gainesville High School Learn more about the College Scholarship Programhereandsign up to be notifiedwhen next years application opens. Estefano Reyes Miami Dade College Nina Noble Isaac Bear Early College High School Searita Chen Sycamore High School Kylie Cianciolo Cuyahoga Community College Jaslin Aguirre Saint Saviour High School Kenneth Nguyen Gretchen Whitney High School Tracy Zhang Central High School, Michael Ochoa Bishop Hendricken High School, Shon Green Scotts Branch High School The Dilan Desir State College of Florida Collegiate School Hamzeh Hamdan Coronado High School Alexander Stone West Boca Raton Community High School Alejandra Rodriguez Quevedo Lone Star College System Alexandra Guzman Caceres Brooke Charter School Blanca Gonzalez Contra Costa College Rhianna Smith Coral Reef Senior High School Fanely Caba Academy For Urban Leadership Luke Taylor Lake Travis High School Jonathan Chung Smithtown High School Eastern Campus Vinh Nguyen Klein Oak High School Ethan Hansen Cape Cod Community College Victoria Ignacio Cypress College Sanjana Butala Middlesex County College Julia Comino Comino Sacred Heart High School Fardouza Farah Owatonna High School Esperanza Herrera-Moore South Albany High School Jonathan Torres-Tomas North Henderson High School Robert Bennett MiraCosta College Miria Bowers Santa Monica College Shaniqua Clair Hodgson School for Advanced Studies North Anisha Tasfia Los Angeles Valley College Pauline Francez Gordula Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School Adelyn Pettie Rainier Beach High School, Biak Tha Hlawn Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School Wolfang Rugeles Miami Dade College Seif Alyosef Freedom High School Adjoa Asare Carnegie Vanguard High School Trinity Land Sikeston Senior High School Alejandro Toro Monrroy City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Jorge Pereira Martinez Early College Academy At Southridge Kris Wilson Reidsville High School Catherine Shaffer TCC Southeast Early College High School Cohen Schroeder Pewamo-Westphalia High School, Dennis Eum Blake School Northrup Campus Kailey Morand Clear Springs High School Blaine Jones Tahlequah High School Resources for current scholars and alumni to thrive together. Katherine Arriola Animo Venice Charter High School Karen Smith Lake Michigan College Xiwei Huang Brooklyn Latin School Kingsborough chemistry major, Victoria Flores-Almazan, was named a semifinalist for the highly-competitive Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Any Zelaya Delgado W H Adamson High School, Angie De La Cruz West High School Nancy Garcia Villa Surry Early College High School of Design