Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces 568 College Scholarship Semifinalists for 2026
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces 568 College Scholarship Semifinalists for 2026
LANSDOWNE, VIRGINIA (JANUARY 22, 2026) — Today, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced that 568 talented high school seniors have been named semifinalists for its highly selective Cooke College Scholarship Program. This year’s applicants come from more than 4,100 high schools across all 50 states as well as Washington, DC, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
“Each of these semifinalists has demonstrated extraordinary academic achievement,” said Natalie Rodriguez Jansorn, Vice President of Scholarship Programs at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. “We are continually inspired by the ambition and talents of the many students that apply for the Foundation’s college scholarship, and we are so pleased to recognize them as they prepare to take the next big step in their education.”
The Cooke College Scholarship provides high-achieving, talented students with the opportunity to graduate with as little debt as possible. The award, which is last-dollar funding after all institutional aid, can provide as much as $55,000 per year to pursue a bachelor’s degree at any accredited undergraduate institution. In addition to the scholarship, Cooke Scholars receive college planning support, ongoing advising, and the opportunity to network with the larger Cooke community.
The semifinalists listed below will now move forward in the selection process, with scholarship recipients to be announced in the spring.
“With our mission to support exceptionally promising students with financial need, the Cooke Foundation has awarded more than $332 million in scholarships to nearly 3,900 students over the past 25 years,” said Executive Director Giuseppe Basili. “We are so impressed by this year’s tremendous semifinalists, and we’re honored to recognize them as they pursue their educational goals.”
Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, persistence, leadership, and service to others. Applicants must be current high school seniors and demonstrate financial need. Learn more about the College Scholarship Program here and sign up to be notified when the next application opens in fall 2026.
About The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $332 million in scholarships to nearly 3,900 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising, career pathway counseling, and other support services. The Foundation has also provided $144 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. www.jkcf.org
Media Contact: Laura Karwoski, media@jkcf.org
Alabama
Claire Chen – Hewitt-Trussville High School
Ashlee Dickey – Alabama Virtual Academy
Kamourri Johnson – Central High School
Anush Mainali – Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
Anton Yang – Montgomery Academy
Austen Yang – Daphne High School
Alaska
Myint Aung – West Anchorage High School
Somi Clendaniel – Seward High School
Arizona
Nicole Eom – Sandra Day O’Connor High School
Sophia Gomez – Moon Valley High School
Abigail Irigoyen Castillo – Trevor G Browne High School
Anysa Medrano – Desert View High School
Victor Mendez – Brophy College Preparatory
Blaise Nyandwi – Camelback High School
Shivang Parmar – Gilbert Classical Academy
Jeremiah Ratley – Trevor G Browne High School
Brian Vega Mares – University High School
Elizabeth Young – Sandra Day O’Connor High School
Arkansas
Jayden Branch – Lisa Academy North
Sandra Easterling – Hope High School
Za’Niya Hawkins – Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School
Jil Patel – Lisa Academy North
Trynity Sterling – Watson Chapel High School
Koda Swink – Van Buren High School
Luis Vidal – Arkansas School for Mathematics and Science
California
Leo Abedi – Herbert Hoover High School
Jairo Albarran – Nogales High School
Humberto Banegas – West High School
Christopher Borja Salmeron – Alliance College-Ready Academy High School #16
Alana Cable – Granada Hills Charter High School
Cayden Cain – Sierra Canyon School
Brandon Chang – West Ranch High School
Tiger Chen – Troy High School
Earl Coker – Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
Azucena Cruz Ramos – Orange Glen High School
Alex Denisova – Corona Del Mar High School
Esteban Espuny – Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School
MJ Francisco – Tulare Western High School
Valerie Gutierrez – Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School
Jayla Guzman Murillo – Nogales High School
David Huynh – Willow Glen High School
Alisa Karin Kolpakova – Berkeley High School
Sophie Kwo – West Hills High School
Clark Liang – Newbury Park High School
Gabbie Listana – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Perla Matias – Orange Glen High School
Nora Maung – Upland High School
Zhenzhen Mei – Rancho Cucamonga High School
Jaima Murshed – Van Nuys High School
Erik Olivares Olea – Canyon Hills High School
Jessica Qi – Oak Park High School
Izzie Ratliffe – San Marcos High School
Suren Sanjay – Valencia High School
Krystal Saucedo Rodriguez – Birmingham High School
Tala Sultan – UCLA Community School
Joleen Tabancay – Antelope High School
Ella Tan – The Nueva School
Nadia Turcios – New West Charter School
Mia Vides-Hannon – Hesperia High School
Sophia Waddell – Palm Desert High School
James Wall – John Marshall High School
David Zaragoza-Quezada – Valley View High School
Colorado
Dureti Abdulkadir – Overland High School
Karoe Chang – Thunderridge High School
Borsumaan Furi – Denver School of Science and Technology
Jennifer Gardner – Swink Junior-Senior High School
Isa Gonzalez Machuca – Basalt High School
Paola Lanz – North High School
Terrence Liu – Grand Junction High School
Abigail Ruiz – KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
Dilia Sandoval – Green Valley Ranch High School
Joshua Tewolde – George Washington High School
Enkh Turtogtokh – Overland High School
Connecticut
Jayla Darrell – University High School of Science and Engineering
Ehsanullah Hadi – West Haven High School
Matthew Tsai – Torrington High School
Chloe Wang – Hopkins School
Delaware
Minerva Abd El Malek – Middletown High School
Rafael Farrera-Juarez – Sussex Central High School
Katya Geyer – Sussex Academy
Avery Lee – MOT Charter School, High School Campus
Marcos Salvador Riera – Cab Calloway School of the Arts High School
Anna Sarcich – Mount Pleasant High School
District of Columbia
Kindra Baker – Duke Ellington School of Arts
Winnie Chan – Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Saron Dessalegn – BASIS Washington DC
Angela Duong – Columbia Heights Education Campus
Jahari’ Gross – KIPP DC Legacy College Preparatory
Juliah Perdue – Duke Ellington School of Arts
Jasmine Pitts – Eastern Senior High School
Antonio Smith – KIPP DC Legacy College Preparatory
Florida
Michael Albuerne – Medical Academy for Science and Technology at Homestead
Fabian Ashton-Salas – School for Advanced Studies – West
Ashrin Bhuiyan – Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy
Nathon Bush – Colonial High School
Dylan Chen Zhen – American Heritage School Plantation
Cypress Cohen – Babcock High School
Meghan Delgadillo – Mater Academy Charter High School
Sophie Desamour – C Leon King High School
Sofia Garcia – Downtown Doral Charter Upper School
Linda Garcia – Coral Gables Senior High School
Anabella Guerra – Medical Academy for Science and Technology at Homestead
Keven Hernandez – Hialeah Gardens High School
Danielle Howell – International Baccalaureate School
Lorena Huang – Fort Myers High School
Peter Huynh – Olympia High School
Daniel Idowu – Wekiva High School
James Jaeger – D U Fletcher High School
Ishir Jha – Creekside High School
Seyvorly Khinsim – College Academy at Broward Community College
George LaComb – Lake Buena Vista High School
Bianca Li – Coral Reef Senior High School
Alvin Luu – Florida Virtual School Full-Time
Kathleen Morales – Mater Lakes Academy High School
Jacey Nied – River Ridge High School
Abraham Piedra Gonzalez – Mater Performing Arts Academy
Alex Rajosoa – International Studies Charter High School
Andrea Robleto – Miami Senior High School
Jordyn Sakezles – Young Women’s Preparatory Academy
Briceida Simon-Quirino – Immokalee High School
Justin Suarez Garzon – Broward Virtual School
Yusra Sultana – Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy
Ryleigh Turner – Auburndale Senior High School
Lola White – School for Advanced Studies – Wolfson
Luca Yantani – School for Advanced Studies Homestead
Georgia
Adam Abdullahi – Grayson High School
Becky Alemayehu – Providence Christian Academy
Fatmata Bah – Global Impact Academy
Emily Cai – Tallulah Falls School
Helia Ebrahimi – Alpharetta High School
Marvin Fuentes – La Fayette High School
Raynea Graham – Archer High School
Joshua Ikpeama – North Gwinnett High School
Roohe Khan – Columbus High School
Kezia Kotey – Dekalb Early College Academy
Rachel Li – North Oconee High School
Minh Nguyen – Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology
Spencer Tan – South Forsyth High School
Ephrata Tesfaye – Marist School
Alex Thomas – Charles R Drew Charter School
Dulce Villafana-De La Paz – North Oconee High School
Jer Wang – Howard High School
Trinity Williams – Rainey-McCullers School Of the Arts
Rebecca Yin – Woodward Academy
Guam
Janessa Angela Alerre – George Washington High School
Hawaii
Marc Binonwangan – Kapaa High School
Lilinoe Daniel-Barnes – Kealakehe High School
Marley McIntyre – Honoka’a High School
Rochelle Joslyn Narciso – Sacred Hearts Academy High School
Vera Wang – Henry J Kaiser High School
Idaho
Isabella Peterson – Lakeland High School
Jaxson Sanborn – Lakeland High School
Harmony Trude – Borah High School
Illinois
Elijah Boone – Hyde Park Academy
Gracie Botts – Mendota Township High School
Ayusha Chaudhari – Adlai E Stevenson High School
Weibao Chen – Jones College Preparatory
Landryc Contreras – Herrin High School
Melany Cruz-Macias – Sarah E Goode Stem Academy
Waleed El Moidef – Stephen T Mather High School
Alyssa Fabian – Cobden High School
Josue Garcia-Alvarado – Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Sofiia Klymenko – Adlai E Stevenson High School
Sophiya Kovalchuk – Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
Will Li – Wheeling High School
Alexandria Magnus – Glenbrook South High School
Aiden McBroom – Mount Carmel High School
Mel Meeks – Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
Feven Mekete – Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Desmond Opoku-Ware – Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Avaa Ruffer – Oak Park and River Forest High School
Salman Siddiqi – Willowbrook High School
Nailah Slater – Nicholas Senn High School
Dennis Talpa – Waubonsie Valley High School
Ariana Whitaker – Thornwood High School
Indiana
Maddie Cloyd – Speedway High School
Cynthia Deng – The Culver Academies
Annabel Diaz – Hammond High School
Alex Lin – Franklin Community High School
Wijdan Mohammedain – Fort Wayne North Side High School
Anna Nguyen – Portage High School
Ife Olokode – Brownsburg High School
Faith Opafola – Brownsburg High School
Litzy Vargas – Francis J Reitz High School
Nathan Villa-Aragon – Ben Davis High School
Jack Zheng – Northview High School
Angel Zou – Bloomington High School South
Iowa
Jesse Varner – City High School
Kamryn Wolkenhauer – Danville Community High School
Kansas
Dia Kearney – Wichita High School Heights
Elizabeth Park – Olathe North High School
Kentucky
Cesar Garcia – Suda E Butler Traditional High School
Lucas Hsiu – Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Mary Kethyza – South Warren High School
Abby Ladwig – Owensboro High School
Marium Mohamed – Eastern High School
Jazaria Taylor – Central High School
Louisiana
Tori Broussard – Robert E Lee High School
Griffin Conner – Benjamin Franklin High School
Zhamon Custis-Wilson – Arcadia High School
Taryn Larkin – KIPP Renaissance High School at Frederick A Douglass High School
Hunter Grace Layrisson – St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School
Aaron Lindsey – Cecilia High School
Beija Lopes-Morgan – Mandeville High School
Natalie Obluda – Saint Louis Catholic High School
Aiden Recinos – Patrick F Taylor Science and Technology Academy
Meia Smith – Saint Mary’s Academy
Andrew Theriot – Lafayette High School
Mia Washington – McMain Secondary School
Maine
Kendyl Heyer – Camden Hills Regional High School
Maryland
Kevin Alvarenga Perez – Gaithersburg High School
Keven Amaya Muñoz – Charles Herbert Flowers High School
Daniella Asikhia – Edgewood Senior High School
Rajan Bell – Wheaton High School
Ashley Carranza Zayas – Baltimore City College
Brianna Cherry – Watkins Mill High School
Oscar Diaz – Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Aya Elamrani-Zerifi – Hereford High School
Abril Esparza – Great Mills High School
Maraki Fekade – Wheaton High School
Steven Gaitan Jaime – Oxon Hill High School
Daniel Hoang – Montgomery Blair High School
Jayden Htwe – Eastern Technical High School
Praise Ismail – Western School for Technology and Environmental Science
Mia Melton – Albert Einstein High School
Rediet Moges – Wheaton High School
Solomie Negash – Wheaton High School
Rachael Omotosho – Dr Henry A Wise Junior High School
Mayowa Omoyeni – Fallston High School
Dayamy Recinos-Boteo – Oxon Hill High School
Jasmine Reyes – Albert Einstein High School
Kiyah Thomas – Academy Of Health Sciences At PGCC
Francisco Vasquez-Sanchez – North County High School
Massachusetts
Faith Beckett – The Bromfield School
Michael Coppellotti – Natick High School
Lauren DeCoste – Bristol County Agricultural High School
Manton Du – Weymouth High School
Mayra Ferreira Rocha – Norwood High School
Hana King – Lowell High School
William Li – Josiah Quincy Upper School
Sophie Maduka – John D O’Bryant School of Math and Science
Jynx Minor – Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter High School
Fatima Najri – Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Michigan
Julian Cardoso – Watervliet High School
Shenhao Deng – Canton High School
Fatme Khalil – Crestwood High School
Shila Lepuri – Utica Academy for International Studies
Callan Maxwell – Waverly High School
Hiro Nguyen – Plainwell High School
Will Powers – Skyline High School
Muhammad Redwanuzzaman – Hamtramck High School
Joseph Saba – Utica Academy for International Studies
Shane Snyder – Fairview High School
Isaac Sung – Grand Rapids Christian High School
Ahmad Zawahreh – Dearborn High School
Minnesota
Abdi Bootaan – Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Ayoub Farah – Owatonna High School
Ruth Kassa – Math and Science Academy
Herawie Kebede – Eastview High School
Jeylani Maye – MTS Minnesota Connections Academy
Afomia Mesfin – Irondale Senior High School
Gloria N’tsoukpo – Washburn High School
Nathan Wan – Woodbury High School
Shane Whitley – Columbia Heights High School
Mississippi
Aniyah Boyd – Lake Cormorant High School
Lani Carter – Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Izzy Cecil – Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Morgan Cheatham – Jackson Academy
Aubrey Dinh-Nguyen – Biloxi High School
SeMya Henderson – Kosciusko Senior High School
Juelz Jordan – Yazoo City High School
Keenyah Moore Moore – Clarksdale High School
Phi Ta – Resurrection Catholic School
Anna Winston – Pearl High School
Missouri
Kevin Cai – Jackson High School
Janya Clark – Metro Academic and Classical High School
Allyssa Crenshaw – Ewing Marion Kauffman School
Grace Dai – Marquette High School
Luan Hoang – Hazelwood West High School
Paulina Rodriguez – Senath-Hornersville High School
Montana
Sophia Guerrero-Gobert – Browning High School
Nebraska
Jack Aden – Gothenburg Public School
Eliora Agbenohevi – Marian High School
Rhayana Bruns – Stapleton Public School
Jaidyn Gaddis – Bellevue East High School
Gideon Terwilleger – Lincoln Southeast High School
Nevada
Odin Arnson – College of Southern Nevada High School – Cheyenne Campus
Akilah Bello – Rancho High School
Emma Doyle – Green Valley High School
Cristina Guillermo-Melendez – College of Southern Nevada High School – Cheyenne Campus
Dallas Havill – West Career and Technical Academy
Siya Huang – Spring Valley High School
Jake Hwang – Ed W Clark High School
Jayden Jones – Nevada State High School
Manha Maania – Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology
Anita Ndubisi – Princeton High School
Yelyzaveta Podobna – Western High School
Otmaro Resinos – Centennial High School
Abigail Snitzel – Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Kyla Verdun – Basic High School
New Hampshire
Laura Bevill – Merrimack High School
Scarlett Liu – Spaulding High School
Collin Moore – Phillips Exeter Academy
New Jersey
Risiqat Adeniji – Science Park High School
Kyle Amaral – Seton Hall Preparatory School
Hazel Bolden – BelovED Community Charter School
Karen Cao – Washington Township High School
Melanie Chauca – North Bergen High School
Sebastian Chavez – Burlington County Institute of Technology – Westampton Campus
Mohamed Elfadl – Union County Magnet High School
Maximus Elmorry – High Technical High School
Adeife Falaki – North Star Academy College Preparatory High School Lincoln Park
Tasha Fu – Hoboken High School
Santiago Gonzalez Silva – Wayne Hills High School
Jacqueline Gutierrez Santos – Morristown High School
Aolani Harris – Hun School of Princeton
Rachel Kim – Bergen County Academies
Jenny Lee – Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science
Jophy Lin – Manalapan High School
Kayla Lin – Matawan Regional High School
Kerollos Mekhail – East Brunswick High School
Ailani Nelson – Pennsauken High School
Dominique Valencia – Jose Marti STEM Academy
New Mexico
Mateo Garay – Centennial High School
Antonio Romero – Robertson High School
Tiger Wu – New Mexico Military Institute Preparatory High School
New York
Rifa Alif – Arlington High School
Lucas Bujosa – Regis High School
Xindi Chen – Queens High School For the Sciences at York College
Inis Chen – Fiorello H Laguardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
Darren Chen – George W Hewlett High School
Vincent Chen – Stuyvesant High School
Avril Desir – Sacred Heart Academy
Ashley Eastman – School International Studies
Julia Gelman – Queens High School For the Sciences at York College
Dayami Guaman – Malverne High School
Wahid Hussain – Academy For Software Engineering
Caroline Jiang – Bronx High School of Science
Yusuf Kebbeh – Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies
Dunya Keskin – High School of Art and Design
May Khaing – Bronx High School of Science
Becky Li – Hunter College High School
Jaman Mahamud – Bronx High School of Science
Liam Meyers – Special Music School High School
Leslye Mora Henriquez – New Visons Charter High School Advanced Math & Science II
Yejin Nah – Great Neck South High School
Sofia Orjuela – Brooklyn Technical High School
Jiexi Pan – Staten Island Technical High School
Maya Ragone – Bethlehem Central High School
Gabriella Ronquillo – Bard High School Early College
Kamila Sarmiento Romero – Central Islip High School
Sophia Shao – Special Music School High School
Rui Zheng – Shaker High School
Emily Zheng – East Meadow High School
Angelica Zinytche – Staten Island Technical High School
North Carolina
Ivana Afegnui – North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Jamaria Barrow – Pitt County Schools Early College High School
Charlie Bender – Madison Early College High School
Destiny Dennis – West Mecklenburg High School
Lilliana Dias – Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington
Menatalla Elshamshery – Yadkin Early College High School
Flor Escobar-Salas – North Forsyth High School
Eduardo Gonzales Yanez – Wallace Rose Hill High School
Gabriel Guerra Barceló – Charlotte Engineering Early College
Alfredo Hernandez-Garcia – Edgecombe Early College High School
Cina Huston – Topsail High School
Fatou Lo – Mount Tabor High School
Yari Marquez Balderramos – Olympic High School
Alfredo Munoz Arciniega – Jordan Matthews High School
Cornelia Okonkwo – North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Araceli Recentes – Warren Early College High School
Michael Reyes Maldonado – West Bladen High School
Josh Trulove – South Brunswick High School
Northern Mariana Islands
Xavier Lee – Saipan International School
Aubrey Tabenas – Saipan Southern School
Ohio
Mayar Abdelhady – Cleveland School of Science and Medicine
Nichole Bhowmick – Bishop Watterson High School
Paul Cook – Dayton Regional Stem School
Jaeden Dancy – Walsh Jesuit High School
Sean Dyson – Harvest Preparatory School
Ruzanna Gaboyan – Mayfield High School
Colin Kennedy – Upper Arlington High School
Kamryn Martin – Stow-Munroe Falls High School
Haylie Menefee – Indian Valley High School
Madi Rowland – Ada High School
Sosena Tefera – Anderson High School
Mannie Williams – Oakwood High School
Oklahoma
Avha Avha – Mercy School Institute
Larissa Burton – Epic Charter School
Jozlin Campbell – Alva Senior High School
Bashirat Iyanda – Putnam City High School
Halo Pace – Seminole High School
Victoria Sun – Norman North High School
Oregon
Christian Cervantes Mendoza – Reynolds High School
Max Charlton – Grants Pass High School
Nizina Cook – Astoria Senior High School
Maya Hernandez-Olea – Westview High School
Shravya Kumar – Sunset High School
Luong Nguyen – Gresham High School
Sandy Tang – West Linn High School
Pennsylvania
Alaa Arafah – Brashear High School
Tony Brouse – Saint Mary’s Area High School
Lawrance Cruz – East Stroudsburg High School – North
Anie Dade – William Allen High School
Ashley De Los Santos – Muhlenberg High School
Jorge de Paz – Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School
Thao Do – Bethlehem Catholic High School
Ayomide Enakhimion – Germantown Friends School
Davon Gavin – Cheltenham High School
Mafia Herrera – Parkway Center City High School
Lexie Kuzo – Dallastown Area High School
Peter Kwee – Scranton High School
Nick Lin – Elizabethtown Area High School
Shyanne Lynch – Upper Darby High School
Khandakar Mahin – Upper Darby High School
Sarah Rached – Fox Chapel Area High School
Anabela Relvas – Lower Moreland High School
Jetziel Rodriguez Torres – New Oxford High School
Iftakhar Tarunno – Upper Darby High School
Eva Truong – Academy at Palumbo
Cais Yeung – Wissahickon High School
Tina Zheng – G W Carver High School of Engineering and Science
Puerto Rico
Jelsabet Diaz – Thomas Alva Edison School
Rhode Island
Samantha Lin – Toll Gate High School
Emma Pantig – Rogers High School
Lia Tavarez Sobalvarro – The Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter School
South Carolina
Jackeline Alcudia – Clinton High School
Ava Alexander – Seneca High School
Jayden Davis – Governor School Science and Math
Trinity James – Wade Hampton High School
Callie Mann – Catawba Ridge High School
Mason Mullinax – Liberty High School
Elvis Oliver-Zavaleta – Legacy Charter School
CJ Ulmer – Andrew Jackson Academy
Zoe Williams – Ridge View High School
South Dakota
Nana Kwame Dwomoh – Brookings High School
Sky Kane – Sioux Falls Jefferson High School
Tennessee
Zahra Altareb – White Station High School
Sarah Bennie – Crosstown High School
Gavin Harper – Gatlinburg-Pittman High School
Hunter Higgs – Central Magnet School
Emily Johnson – Oakland High School
Kimberly Le – Wilson Central High School
Tia Maben – Brighton High School
Aisha Salad – KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
Luke Smiley – Signal Mountain Middle-High School
Talia Toon – Clarksville Academy
Sophia Zheng – Martin Luther King Jr Magnet High School for Health Science and Engineering
Texas
Dami Adebiyi – Texas Academy Of Biomedical Sciences
Ati Adegbite – YES Preparatory Public Schools – Brays Oaks
Carlos Aguirre Ochoa – Sam Rayburn High School
Evelyn Alvarez – Hereford High School
Phaka An – Cypress Creek High School
Kelvin Anthony-Ezenwafor – Elsik High School
Josh Arechiga – IDEA Burke College Prep
Abby Barnes – Dickinson High School
Emily Bedolla Montes – Harmony School of Innovation Fort Worth
Adrian Bonsu – Harmony Science Academy – Dallas
Rodrigo Camarena – Port Aransas High School
David Camargo – Waxahachie High School
Paola Carrillo Flores – Carnegie Vanguard High School
Isai Castro – KIPP Austin Collegiate
Cheng Chen – Seguin High School
Clara Chung – Grapevine Senior High School
Alfonso Cipriano – Westchester Academy for International Studies
Nalleli Cortez – Yes Prep Northline
Sarai Curlin-Jones – North Dallas High School
Oscar Dominguez – J B Alexander High School
Amely Duran-Orantes – Foster High School
Catie Espiricueta – Early College High School
Safa Fatima – Grapevine Senior High School
Juan Flores – South Texas Academy of Medical Technology
Leslie Galindo-Mendoza – Jarrell High School
Lucas Garcia – Sharyland High School
Elysa Garcia – Cast Medical
Itzel Garcia – Sharyland High School
Valeria Garcia – South Texas Academy of Medical Technology
Dominick Gomez Gonzalez – PSJA Memorial
Elisabet Gonzalez – Idea Owassa College Preparatory
Ethan Huynh – Cypress Ridge High School
Azhmeer Jesani – Clear Creek High School
Emmanuella Jesumurewa – Bryan Adams High School
Ambriel Jones – Charles H Milby High School
Alexander Kim – Harker Heights High School
Krish Kumar – Liberty High School
Kevin Li – Stephen F Austin High School
Vedansh Mannem – Basis San Antonio
Victor Mar – Port Isabel High School
Yisleinne Miranda – Williams Preparatory
Peter Morrison – Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences
Chima Obodoechi – William B Travis High School
Stephanie Obregon – Del Valle High School
Michael Okunrotifa – Sam Houston High School
Inioluwa Oyerokun – Frontier High School
Christopher Padron – Brownsville Early College High School
Hien Pham – Ronald Reagan High School
Gabriella Rodriguez – Port Isabel High School
Azeemah Sadiq – Alief Early College High School
Jacob Sajimi – Sam Houston High School
Dayra Salas Cardona – YES Prep Gulfton
Jin Song – Young Women’s Leadership Academy
Bella Sun – Round Rock High School
Eliza Teo – Bellaire Senior High School
Jordan Tidwell – Bellaire Senior High School
Luan Tran – Klein Forest High School
Grace Zhen – Texas Online Preparatory School
Utah
Daniel Junghun Lee – Hillcrest High School
Gia Lee – Clearfield High School
Elizabeth Quintana – Utah Connections Academy
Vermont
Christina Adolphe – Burlington High School
Amelia Circosta – Homeschool
Virginia
Nehemiah Abraha – Wakefield High School
Joellyn Aheto – Virginia Academy
Camila Claros Cabrera – Monacan High School
Erick Elvir – Justice High School
Kevin Jiang – Ocean Lakes High School
Juliana Jorge – Saint Catherine’s School
Liza Kalchenko – Patriot High School
Basheer Noorzad – North Stafford High School
Aeni Patel – Tabb High School
Rachel Truong – Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Andy Yang – Colonial Heights High School
Sandra Zhang – Ocean Lakes High School
Washington
Bill Chen – Cleveland High School
Cyra Gabrielle Costelo – Thomas Jefferson High School
Charlotte Fleetwood – Lincoln High School
Aniya Gallion – Mount Tahoma High School
Kady Grindle – Garfield-Palouse High School
Ciel Huntting – Lincoln High School
Thy Huynh – Lincoln High School
Ezekiah Jones – Olympia High School
Austin Jung – Newport High School
Sophie Kim – Bellevue Senior High School
Stephen Lee – Eastlake High School
Alexander Miles – Lincoln High School
Riya Richardson – Tacoma School of The Arts
Aida Sarr – Rainier Beach High School
Elle Schwartz – Almira-Coulee-Hartline High School
Koreb Tadesse – Lakeside School
Luke Thompson – Liberty Christian School
Isabella Woods – Skyline High School
West Virginia
Byron Hupp – Parkersburg High School
Zimeng Ren – Woodrow Wilson High School
Wisconsin
Allison Arriaga Bustos – Carmen High School of Science & Technology Southeast
Julia Cash – Monticello High School
Meghan Gallentine – Westosha Central High School
Lilia Hurtado – West Allis Central High School
Oliphia Lin – Fort Atkinson High School
Mackenzie Olson – Luther High School
Wyoming
Oden Little – Campbell County High School
Kyra Morrow – Powell High School
*Seventeen additional Cooke College Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity.