Nora Menon Allen D. Nease High School Tricia Namubiru Los Angeles Pierce College Ana Ramos De Jesus Manhattan Hunter College High School of Science LANSDOWNE, Va., Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the selection of 411 high school seniors as semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke . Margaret Schwartz Holyoke Community College Aren Yoon San Antonio College Destiny Carrera Grand Rapids Community College Renee King City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Janah Richardson Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Audrey Hall Montgomery College Darryl Clark City Colleges of Chicago: Kennedy-King 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. Brian Giraud Calderon School for Advanced Studies South Jeanie Chang Northwest High School Mia Roach-Valandra Todd County Junior-Senior High School, Pacifique Bavugameshi West High School Josh Salazar James Madison High School Resources for current scholars and alumni to thrive together. Bryant Simmons Wallace State Community College at Hanceville, Gennesee Peabody Chandler-Gilbert Community College Ezinne Mba Nevada High School Thyra Cobbs Los Medanos College William Jim Miami Dade College Andres Moreno Mancos High School Vina Tran Lawndale High School Mu Hsi Smyrna High School Noah Nguyen Shoreline Community College Blaine Jones Tahlequah High School Fatima Roy MiraCosta College Anne Benie Montgomery College Savanah Shulkin Hudson Valley Community College Nicole Lee University High School A list of the semifinalists can be found below. Nicole Millan Ortiz Legacy High School Amani Turner Carver Magnet High School of Engineering, Applied Technology and The Arts Olivia Han Adlai E Stevenson High School Sidra Hassan M.L. Paige Gonzales Truman High School Jordyn Middleton Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Sophia Abolfathi Deland High School Moeen Razzaque International School Of The Americas Anita Bassey Paulding County High School Katherine Arriola Animo Venice Charter High School Fardouza Farah Owatonna High School Cheyenne Rowland Robbinsville High School Alia Kassim Springbrook High School Askar Bashirov MiraCosta College Jada Hunter-Hays Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Math and Science in Kentucky Alexis Hernandez School for Advanced Studies Homestead Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship is open Kenneth Black Jr. Carver Early College The email says it is part of the selection process and each student will be asked to speak briefly. Catherine Shaffer TCC Southeast Early College High School I am honored to recognize these students for their hard work and achievements.. Lauryn Marshall Southern Union State Community College Danae Kimmel Blanco High School Camron Stewart Nova High School Kennedy Odiboh Shiloh High School Charlize Leon Mata Perth Amboy High School Alexis Gosselin Escamilla Santa Monica College Jesus Perez Guerrero Iraan High School Brenda Fernandez Martinez El Camino College Ryland Russell Olton High School Greg Serrano Arevalo Everett Alvarez High School Ali Khan Stephen T. Mather High School April Breedlove Georgia Perimeter College Miguel Graupera Coral Reef Senior High School Natalie Yang Newark Charter School, Temitayo Adeola Eastern Senior High School This scholarship awards transfer students with up to $55,000 per year. Brenna Brown Young Womens Leadership Academy Isaac Yoo Creekview High School Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race or ethnicity. Amber Chipman Seminole State College of Florida Cecilia Ly Edmond Santa Fe High School, Destanee Butler North Eugene High School Stella K. - Diligence Principal - Harvard Undergraduate Capital The research is clear: our community colleges are full of talented students with Migchalee Gonzalez Tarrant County College 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. Angelica Stewart Evans High School Danna Chacon Elizabeth High School Kelly Bonilla Guzman Hayfield Secondary School 5 SDCCD students selected as semifinalists for prestigious scholarships Perform administrative duties such as scheduling and planning meetings and appointments, filing volunteer and student . Edward Kang Adlai E Stevenson High School Jose Gonzalez Dover High School Neville Scott Dallas College Mountain View Campus Stephanie Dybiec Columbus State Community College Radwan Azim Central Dauphin East High School Mehjabin Rahman Los Angeles Valley College Grace Ahn Mill Creek High School David Fuentes City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Conrad Ontimara Slidell High School Jada Guiste Avonworth High School Nina Noble Isaac Bear Early College High School Michelle Rojas Macias Washington-Lee High School Karla Avalos Los Angeles Pierce College Stephany Pineda Cardoso City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Akilah Cunningham School for Advanced Studies North Campus Vivian Garcia Jacob dos Reis Valencia College Ximena Garcia Basalt High School Elise Baumgartner Bob Jones High School Hannah Cha Cleveland High School Karla Vasquez Hawthorne High School Any Zelaya Delgado W H Adamson High School, Angie De La Cruz West High School Sara Abuhijleh John Tyler Community College Abby Godwin Stuart W Cramer High School semifinalists for prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships Ashley Asante-Manu Hayfield Secondary School Eduardo Pinto Sheridan Technical High School Yet, at the nations top colleges, only five percent have transferred from a community college. Paulo Zepeda Grand Rapids 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. Khaldoun Abou Tay City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Indy Rodriguez Kipp Academy Lynn Collegiate Jose Escalante Vasquez Memorial High School Jonathan Rebollar Jack E Singley Academy Justus Wilhoit Indian Trail High School And Academy. 2023 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Melissa Jara Bergen Community College Tarrah Brewsaugh Howard Community College Five students at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges have been named national Setareh Harsamizadeh Tehrani Ohlone College Graci Buxton-Netterville Lumberton High School Brayan Gutierrez Lone Star College System Bereket Birbo White Station High School Alex Hughes Utica Academy for International Studies Bagul Mammedova Jamestown Community College Jorge Ramos Miami Dade College Imani Ackerman Suffolk County Community College Tristan Ide Champion Preparatory Academy Paola Calleyro Miami Dade College Diamond Thlang Harding High School Isaiah Pereira Venus High School Every year, around 60 students are chosen for the scholarship. were chosen from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants at 398 community colleges in Esenia Banuelos Thornton Fractional North High School Santiago Finol Valencia College Darlene Rangel-Estrella Northern High School 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. Lina Shammas Valhalla 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. Lucas Bautista Arvin High School Antoinette Martinez Southwestern Illinois College Kenny Ng Washington High School Ilona Sorokina Portland Community College Steffanie Hills Schoolcraft College Jayda Harris Baltimore City College Today, nearly half of postsecondary students begin their college journey at a two-year institution. 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. Bianca Braun Westchester Community College Melanie Oduro Reservoir High School Gerardo Bravo IDEA College Preparatory McAllen Cayden Beardslee Grand Rapids Community College Helen Chen Westview High School Eric Bebenov Bolingbrook High School Wenny Cheng Mineola High School Tony Wang Central High School Nkem Obi Shawnee Mission North High School The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipients will be announced in April. Ariana Hernandez Americas High School Rae Seong Jeong Stuyvesant High School Tanisha Narine Young Womens Leadership School, Queens Afnan Abu Sarar Georgia Perimeter College Soloman Khan-Syed Cedar Cliff High School The 2022 Cooke College Scholars will be announced in April. They are among just 406 chosen from more than 1,500 applicants at Nathan Dimmer Clarkston Senior High School Citlali Salas Mater Lakes Academy High School Eric Wang Central High School, Faith Anderson Our Lady Academy Jonathan Torres-Tomas North Henderson High School Lillie Szemraj Loomis Chaffee School, Adrian Montes Warren Central High School, Kayleigh Edmonds Nevada High School Maria Herrera Mesquite High School Umang Bhojani Washtenaw Community College Marcus Lo Monterey Peninsula College Lansdowne, VA The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the selection of 411 high school seniors as semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship. Swetha Ananth John S Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School Casey Lin Wooster High School She was one of 406 semifinalists chosen from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants. Isabel Rubin-Alvarez Oakwood High School Dania Taki San Diego Miramar College The semifinalists were chosen from a pool of 5,860applicants and represent 428 different high schools. Yara Abazah Bergen Community College Sonia Molinero Martinez Hartnell College Fabio Quezada Alliance Susan & Eric Smidt Technology High School Research. Local semifinalists named for Jack Kent Cooke scholarship Shumaila Khan MTS Minnesota Connections Academy, Nicholas Djedjos Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Laura Sandoval MAST at FIU Biscayne Bay Campus Isaiah DeLeon Jersey Village High School Valia Oliva Saddleback College Catherine Chung W.P. About MiraCosta College The MiraCosta Community College District has served the coastal North San Diego County area for over 80 years. Precious Taiwo City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Michelle Andrade Heritage High School Olivia Kocot Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Fayosola Osoboke George Bush High School Zoe Groh Biloxi High School Maria Dawes Mesa Community College Bruna Gobeti Community College of Denver Yazmin Mata East Los Angeles College ability and achievement, service, leadership, persistence, and financial need. Sharon Florez Coral Gables Senior High School Christopher Liddell Chaffey College "In 2021, out of over 16,500 applications, 6,312 students were selected as National College Match Finalists. Rolando Sanchez-Suarez McGregor High School Anna Peeples Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, Alexis Aguirre Tucson Magnet High School Fernando Rodriguez Leal NYC iSchool Students applied from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas, , and American Samoa. Valerie Pires City University of New York: LaGuardia Community 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. Jason Chen Kingston High School Dien Nguyen Glendale Community College Layan Sammor Montgomery College Joshua Furlough Pitt Community College, Laurette Kameni Pouani Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Asonme Fozong City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Madelyn Moore Irving High School Alexsovan Hory Lamar Consolidated High School Elizabeth Gonzalez-Abarca City Colleges of Chicago: Olive-Harvey College Min Liu Pasadena City College Mohraeil Rezk Lead Academy High School Keidy Palma Ramirez El Dorado 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. Anthony Lopez Islip High School Jackie Liu Vernon Hills High School Students must be currently enrolled in community college and residing in the United States. Meghan Ratliff Johnson Central High School, Taylor Allen Benjamin Franklin High School Shams Khurram Lake Worth Community High School Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Winners 2021 - YouTube Hayden Nguyen Lone Star College System Rosa Figueroa Johnson High School Alan De Loera Southwest High School Xavier Dong Mount San Antonio College, Gabby Coltrane College of Southern Maryland Osamuyimen Izevbigie Medical Academy for Science and Technology at Homestead Daniela Gomez Everett Alvarez High School Lalan Mujica Skyline High School Jayant Namdhari Plano East Senior High School Morgan Maier Turtle Lake High School Donna Nestor St. Petersburg College Bich Truong Tacoma Community College Abram Toledo Berkmar High School Star Trivette Mount Airy High School Hannah Gartrell Eaton High School Dalin Eap City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Diana Ochoa-Chavez Salinas High School Mikayla Merin Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Gael Colmenares Southwest High School The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Students must be current high school seniors residing in the United States. Daisy Jimenez Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School Congratulations to Wright's 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship Merlin Dsouza Casa Grande Union High School Deqa Muse Thomas Jefferson High School Midechelle Avril Miami Lakes Educational Center funding. Mariana Rios Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology Emely Foe Salem Academy Charter School Darrel Creary Atlantic Community High School Anees Mitri Atherton High School, Phillip Dinh Patrick F Taylor Science and Technology Academy Jade Siqueira New Britain High School, Guadalupe Castaneda-Hernandez Newark High School Javier Cunat Christopher Columbus High School TaVon Walker Deep Creek High School, Kidist Habte Rainier Beach High School Lola Fratto Lincoln Park High School In addition to financial award, Transfer Scholars have access to comprehensive academic Jehimi Zuniga-Umana Annapolis High School, Eric Chan Boston Latin School Gabriel Dezzeo Rondon South Florida State College Adelyn Pettie Rainier Beach High School, Biak Tha Hlawn Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School Tiary Gonzalez Northern Essex Community College, Jailynn Sprewer Gogebic Community College Fatima Sarfraz Eastern Technical High School Rose Dania Jean Miami Jackson Senior High School Franklyn Johnson Prince Georges Community College Christina Greenwood Victor Valley College, Isabella Sharpensteen Colorado Mountain College Bekim Bruka Bergen Community College Hanna Regassa Stonewall Jackson High School Khang Vo Mount San Antonio College Anthony Montes de Oca Brick Township High School Imaan Chaudhry Saint Catharine Academy Jack Kent Cooke | NewsBreak Jesse Bishop Washtenaw Community College Nimra Iqbal Community College of Denver Kylie Burkhamer Ida S. Baker High School The Foundation has also provided $115 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Isaiah Johnson Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School Mohamed Elhassan Hammond High School Javier Alcantar Thornton Fractional South High School April Guo-Yue Starkville High School Josue Ramirez Advanced Technologies Academy Jenny Soleman School of Science and Technology Natalia Serrano-Chavez John C Fremont 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. Danilo Navarro Espinosa Miami Dade College