Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Names 571 High School Seniors as College Scholarship Semifinalists

The Cooke Foundation selects the newest cohort of semifinalists for their College Scholarship amidst the college affordability crisis.

LANSDOWNE, VIRGINIA (JANUARY 23, 2025) With college affordability becoming an increasingly insurmountable hurdle for families, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s mission of supporting exceptional students with financial need has never been more critical.  According to the “Growing Gap” report on college affordability from the National College Attainment Network, only one-third of public universities are considered affordable for low-to-moderate income students. Today, the Foundation announced that 571 high school seniors have been named semifinalists for its generous Cooke College Scholarship Program.

The Cooke College Scholarship provides Scholars 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. This year marks a milestone for the Cooke Foundation’s scholarship programs, as the organization is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

“We’re incredibly proud of how the Cooke Scholar community has evolved in twenty-five years of community-building,” said Natalie Rodriguez Jansorn, Vice President of Scholarship Programs at the Cooke Foundation. “Congratulations to these students for thinking big about their futures and earning the distinction of becoming a Cooke College Scholarship semifinalist.”

This year’s Cooke College Scholarship semifinalists represent an exceptional cohort, selected through an even more rigorous academic standard with a new minimum unweighted GPA requirement of 3.75.

“These students have shown remarkable dedication to their academic pursuits, and we’re honored to recognize their achievements as we continue our mission of making college accessible to exceptional students with financial need,” said Seppy Basili, Executive Director of the Cooke Foundation.

Applications will be reviewed once more to choose the scholarship finalists. The 2025 Cooke College Scholarship recipients will be announced in late March.

Students applied from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and Virgin Islands — representing more than 4,200 different high schools. A list of the semifinalists can be found below.

Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, leadership, and service to others. Students must be current high school seniors. Learn more about the College Scholarship Program here and sign up to be notified when the next application opens in fall 2025.

Alabama

Arina Ellard – Fairhope High School
Ashley Grant – Jacksonville High School
Adonay Mahatsente-Tewelde – Northridge High School
Chase Miller – Muscle Shoals High School
Syrai Pledger – Ramsay High School
Rama Zuaiter – Oak Mountain High School

Alaska

Habibah Bostani – West Anchorage High School
Anna Kardashyan – South Anchorage High School

American Samoa

Daniel Lee – Pacific Horizons School

Arizona

Jan Dwayne Cacnio – Paradise Valley High School
Jad Cehajic – BASIS Peoria
Lyzbeth Lara Sandoval – Phoenix Country Day School
Victoria Navarro – Nogales High School
Christella Nyandwi – Camelback High School
Tiffany Vu – Independence High School
Kaleb Watts – Verrado High School

Arkansas

Nergis Alboshebah – Haas Hall Academy
Damian Biggs – Arkansas School for Mathematics and Science
Abbi Hedrick – Hot Springs World Class High School
Chelsea Jensen – Bryant High School
Jonah Pulliam – North Little Rock High School West Campus
Katherine Quintanilla – Arkansas School for Mathematics and Science
Yahya Younus – Little Rock Central High School

California

Mikaela Balaban – Placer High School
Ashna Bhatia – Calabasas High School
Andra Campos – Warren High School
Melissa Canchola – Warren High School
Leslie Cruz Urquilla – KIPP: San Francisco College Preparatory
Joleen Deng – Balboa High School
Marialba Diaz-Perea – North Monterey County High School
Aaron Figueroa – Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Bode Gower – Ukiah High School
Roundy Guerrero Garcia – Sweetwater High School
Chiling Han – The Harker School
Eli Hernandez – Chula Vista Senior High School
Toa Hernandez – Sweetwater High School
Michelle Iftekhar – Rancho Cucamonga High School
Daniel Ji – North Hollywood High School
Olivia Jimenez – Pioneer High School
Brianna Jimenez – Rancho San Juan High School
Sanja Jing – Mater Dei Catholic High School
Ameen Kandathil – Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School
Joyce Kwack – Rancho Bernardo High School
Justin Lam – Alhambra High School
Isa Larios – Sweetwater High School
Victor Martinez – Nogales High School
Maddie Meléndez – Vistamar School
James Miller – Westlake High School
Nadia Mujaddidi – Miramonte High School
Uzochi Orji – Murrieta Mesa High School
Jacky Orozco – Buena Park High School
Jasper Ralph – Alexander Hamilton High School
Isabel Ramirez Lucas – San Marcos High School
Ivanna Ruiz – Olympian High School
Zaina Saleh – Hollywood High School
Fernanda Sandoval – Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School
Mohini Schaefers – Woodbridge High School
Emily Silva Celaya – Robert Fulton College Preparatory School
Daniela Tamayo – Watsonville High School
Briget Valdez-Preciado – Gonzales High School
Ashley Wilson – Stockdale High School
Matthew Wong – Mark Keppel High School

Colorado

Daisy Arambula – DSST: College View High School
Maria Arrece Garcia – Niwot High School
Ruby Atherton – William J Palmer High School
Naima Criss – Regis Jesuit High School: Girls Division
Ebise Galato – East High School
Edgardo Garcia-Escobar – DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
Sarah Hourani – The Denver School of Science and Technology
Adonai Kidane – Vista Peak Preparatory
Sarah Mohamed Ali – DSST: Byers High School
Lucy Ochs – Fairview High School
Annie Shen – Pine Creek High School
Alan Ventura Duran – Atlas Preparatory School
Eden Yimam – Lotus School For Excellence

Connecticut

Hunter Adams – Stafford High School
Julia Basseto-Oliveira – Fairfield Warde High School
Helena Chaine – Hamden Hall Country Day School
Tairan Habib – New Britain High School
Jeremiah Olubowale – Choate Rosemary Hall
Rickelle White – Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Multi-Magnet Campus
Danny Zheng – Middletown High School
Jessie Zheng – Amity Regional High School

Delaware

Ashly Benavides Lagunas – Indian River High School
Melisa Velasquez-Zunun – Sussex Central High School

District of Columbia

Monica Castro Alegre – E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Dennis Galeana Juarez – E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Camryn Howard – School Without Walls
Anna Khabiyev – Woodrow Wilson High School
Hiba Mohammed – Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Miqueas Ramirez De La Rosa – Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Zyhan Wagner – KIPP DC Legacy College Preparatory

Florida

Maurits Acosta – Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School
Selina Bao – Seabreeze High School
James Beauregard – Vanguard High School
Bianca Cadet – College Academy at Broward College
Alondra Campos – Pahokee Middle-Senior High School
Roberto Carmona – Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School
Simran Choudhury – Freedom High School
Artemis Cruz – Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy
Sabrina Dong – Cape Coral High School
Sabrina Everhart – Shorecrest Preparatory School
Freddy Fernandez – Miami Coral Park Senior High School
Danilo Franco – Florida Atlantic University High School
Rebecca Giner – Santa Fe High School
Frank Gonzalez – Miami Coral Park Senior High School
Diana Guerrero – Professional and Technical High School
Brandy Gutierrez – Palmetto Ridge High School
DeJaya Hardy – Miami Norland Senior High School
Abdul Indorewala – Charles W Flanagan High School
Mariam Kazimli – School for Advanced Studies
Andy Kizer – American Heritage Schools, Broward Campus
Alain Lee – Atlantic Community High School
Daniella Lobban – College Academy at Broward College
Amari Lopez – Sarasota Military Academy
Brianna Mariscal – Evans High School
Stephany Moura – Pompano Beach High School
Juliana Noreus – Lely High School
Elizabeth Robles – Pahokee Middle-Senior High School
Silvia Rodriguez – Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
Vanessa Rodriguez – Doral Academy Charter High School
Yocelin Santiso – John I Leonard High School
Brandon Sassarone – Fort Pierce Central High School
Tyler Scarborough – Dr Phillips High School
Shenard Williams – Fort Myers High School
McKinlee Williams – J R Arnold High School
Raygan Witherspoon – Riverside High School
Brian Wolfe – Edgewood Junior Senior High School
Katelyn Zeifman – Mater Performing Arts Academy

Georgia

Alex Agbaere – Stockbridge High School
Aubrey Allen – Arabia Mountain High School
Shai Bachar – Northview High School
Alex Belizaire – KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
Evie Carnes – Troup County Comprehensive High School
Eden Goode – North Gwinnett High School
Minh Ho – Seckinger High School
Anh Ho – Collins Hill High School
Chris Lee – Innovation Academy
Andrew Lin – Lambert High School
Abigail Marley – Lanier High School
Cris Marquez – Dalton High School
Yashvi Modi – Lagrange High School
Jordan Moon – Morgan County High School
Deion Nash – Langston Hughes High School
Sophia Nguyen – Elite Scholars Academy Early College Magnet School
Santiago Ochoa – Woodstock High School
Kenny Okoye – Creekside High School
Zyani Recendiz Rodriguez – A R Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School
Amarri Robinson – John S Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
Andy Serrato – Apalachee High School
Shivali Singh – Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology
Alex Taylor – Union Grove High School
Cencen Wan – Dalton High School
Kairon Watkins – Paul Duke Stem High School
Kaleb Whitlow – Marietta High School
Ihsun Yousafzai Yousafzai – Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology

Guam

Nichelle Torcelino – John F Kennedy High School

Hawaii

Jeremy Choi – Iolani School
Tasanee Cogliandro – Kihei High School
Josie Vierra-Naleieha – Kamehameha Schools: Maui Campus

Idaho

Nick Mendez – Caldwell Senior High School

Illinois

Amirah Abdul – Palatine High School
Afia Adomako – Noble Academy
Oluwanifemi Ajayi – Thornwood High School
Tiba Al Taweel – Niles North High School
Hellen Alvarez – Phoenix STEM Military Academy
Lizzet Arriaga – Phoenix Military Academy
Megara Asllani – York Community High School
Jen Au – Northside College Preparatory High School
Nandini Budithi – Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Grace Coady – Urbana High School
Ocean Gao – Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Juveriya Ghouri – Chicago Mathematics and Science Academy
Victor Hanson – Glenbard East High School
Omar Hasiba – Evanston Township High School
Julia Hosu – Yorkville High School
Michal Lampejo – Josephinum Academy
Andrey Lazovski – Naperville Central High School
Bhargavi Limbachiya – Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center
Kevin Martinez – Aurora East High School
Avery McDowell – Bennett Day School
Eleshaday Mengiste – Northside College Preparatory High School
Xalani Mitchell – Evergreen Park Community High School
Mubina Mohamud – Chicago Mathematics and Science Academy
Oluwatosin Oni – South Shore International
Angel Ovalle – Noble Street Charter School: Golder College Prep
Brianna Ross – Lindblom Math and Science Academy
Isiah Thomas – Oak Park And River Forest High School
Iyanna Tuyay – Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Robert Wigfall – Carbondale Community High School

Indiana

Abena Antwi – John Adams High School
Nadira Balasundaram – Mississinewa High School
Eris Blair – Speedway High School
Aika Chikayama-Jackson – Signature School
Ray Fan – The Culver Academies
Nicole Fant – Jasper High School
Elijah Fischer – Bloomington High School South
Ashwak Kalil – Eman Schools
Raina Maiga – Purdue Polytechnic High School
Makala Masasu – Bishop Luers High School
Angelina Wheeler – Hammond Central High School
Ryan Zheng – Center Grove High School

Iowa

Aaron Butikofer – George Washington High School
Elisabeth Lai – Hoover High School
Adonawit Meshesha – Johnston High School

Kansas

Parker Koch – Centralia High School
Chiara Ngugi – Kapaun Mount Carmel Catholic High School
Eric Zou – Blue Valley Northwest High School

Kentucky

Noor Ahmed – Male Traditional High School
Jorge Blas Bautista – Suda E Butler Traditional High School
Alan Castaneda Gonzalez – Suda E Butler Traditional High School
Jackson Smith – Barren County High School

Louisiana

Zoe’ Bell – Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy
Sndra Elabbas – Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Faith Montgomery – Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Nita Perez – Homeschooled
Kimberly Quintanilla – Chalmette High School
Imri Williams – Benjamin Franklin High School

Maine

Fadumo Ahmed – Lewiston High School

Maryland

Ruth Ayala Terrazas – Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Natalie Chanthavong – Meade Senior High School
Prakriti Dhamala – Towson High School
Loid Frimpong – John F Kennedy High School
Maria Garza-Holguin – North County High School
Sophia Hostetter – Horizon Mennonite School
Justin Kim – Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School
Jed Kim – Liberty High School
Jeanelle Lin – Tuscarora High School
Larissa Mwiseneza – West Nottingham Academy
Leah Negash – Montgomery Blair High School
James Obasiolu – Atholton High School
Aaliyah Quaiyum – Northwestern High School
Valeria Ruiz de Castilla – Annapolis High School
Ferdaous Stevens – Elizabeth Seton High School
Jhelsey Taylan – Meade Senior High School
Xerco Tchouankeu – Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Cho Yoon – Mount Hebron High School
Kevin Zhao – Poolesville High School

Massachusetts

Lauren Barnett – B M C Durfee High School
Hexikiah Buncome – John D O’Bryant School of Math and Science
Lisa Chen – Pittsfield High School
Vincent Chen – Dracut Senior High School
Shaniece Clarke – Fenway High School
Diana Eng – Innovation Academy Charter School
Ibne Faruk – Boston Latin Academy
Erta Ismahili – Revere High School
Anahit Marutyan – Claremont Academy
Weddmmaer Remy – New Heights Charter School of Brockton
Allya Rogers – Josiah Quincy Upper School
Michael Williamson – Phillips Academy

Michigan

Abdulaziz Alkhalisi – Henry Ford Early College
Mst Begum – Hamtramck High School
Valencia Imperi – Saint Catherine of Siena Academy
Hala Komaiha – Crestwood High School
Luna Lu – Interlochen Arts Academy
Juna Maxhari – Woodhaven High School
Gurkirat Singh – Plymouth High School
Jael-Ruby Sinkaiye – Genesee Early College

Minnesota

Abdulbaari Abdulkadir – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School – Twin Cities
Nawal Arafa – Blaine High School
Emmanuel Edebiri – Totino-Grace High School
Abby Hudson – Minnetonka High School
Gabby Hudson – Minnetonka High School
Laysha Jimenez Marin – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School – Twin Cities
Bethelehem Kebede – Rosemount High School

Mississippi

Carys Peden – Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Wilson Yi – Clinton Christian Academy
Sydney Zhang – Desoto Central High School

Missouri

Adam Abdulla – Parkway West High School
Lexy Cooper – Moberly Senior High School
Ephrata Endalkachew – Lutheran High School North
Myka Link – Hillcrest High School
Saige Miller – Southwest High School
Ray Rao – Parkway North High School
Will Sapp – Smithville R-Ii High School
Raymond Vo – Blue Springs High School

Montana

Morgan Bisel – Corvallis High School
Isabella Determan – Gallatin High School

Nebraska

Akou Degbe – Papillion-La Vista High School
Giovanna Franco – South High School
Lindsey Pereyra Damian – South High School

Nevada

Ryan Cortenbach – Coral Academy of Science, Las Vegas
Isaiah Green – Northwest Career and Technical Academy
Kyara Hernandez Duarte – Elko High School
Ivan Sun – Ed W Clark High School
Alex Vakov – Coronado High School

New Hampshire

Claudia Lamie – Spaulding High School

New Jersey

Nmeso Aghaji – Great Oaks Charter School
Gabriel Espinoza – Technology High School
Ali Hagag – Roxbury High School
Vivianna Idland – Rancocas Valley Regional High School
Eza Iqbal – McNair Academic High School
Jeremiah Iverson – BelovED Community Charter School
Iman Khawaja – Burlington County Institute of Technology – Westampton Campus
Bachir Khoukhi – McNair Academic High School
Jemima Nguebeyo Ngouambe – Essex Valley Vocational School
Karen Otavalo – Science Park High School
Eltaicha Philippe – Essex County Vocational School
Brianna Rivera – Science Park High School
Tajayda Roomes – Teaneck High School
Nataly Ruiz – Pingry School
Henry Umana – Technology High School

New Mexico

Talia Withnall-May – New Mexico School For The Arts
Marwa Zameer – Albuquerque School of Excellence

New York

Farian Adio – Millennium Brooklyn High School
Christina Adja – Central Park East High School
Penelope Armes – Honeoye Falls-Lima High School
Jesus Barrios – Amityville Memorial High School
Chloe Cheng – Brooklyn Technical High School
Nehemiah Dabire – Brooklyn Technical High School
Karesha Desport – Academy Charter School – Uniondale
Talia Dixon – Monsignor Scanlan High School
Benson Edman – East Hampton High School
Masha Efimovich – Staten Island Technical High School
Kaileah Eloi – Townsend Harris High School
Arame Gueye – Cristo Rey High School
Hadeel Hamed – Troy High School
Asif Haque – NYC iSchool
Rebecca Hernandez – Academy Charter School
Mahia Hossain – Brooklyn Technical High School
Halimah Hotbani – Hudson High School
Yumi Jin – Ward Melville High School
Sukhsimran Kaur – Westlake High School
Mohammad Khan Ali – Hutchinson Central Technical High School
Anthony Kim – Bronx High School of Science
Fiona Lin – Herricks Senior High School
Kalista Lin – North Shore High School
Howie Lin – Queens Metropolitan High School
Eric Mach – Bronx High School of Science
Jannat Majid – Bellport Senior High School
Erick Moreno – Park East High School
Sayir Moussa – Thomas J Corcoran High School
Lark Nguyen-Hughes – Packer Collegiate Institute
Naomi Obasa – Bay Shore High School
Hisham Osman – Benjamin Cardozo High School
Jinellys Ozuna – Legacy College Preparatory Charter High School
Josh Romeo – Dover High School
Omer Saleh – High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology
Nayeli Segarra – Ramapo Senior High School
Nimra Shahid – Brooklyn Latin School
Aleeza Shekhani – Stuyvesant High School
Ismalay Tejada Santos – Bay Shore High School
Sophia Tkachenko – Queens High School For the Sciences at York College
Melanie Torosina – Harlem Village Academy High School
Steven Vidal – New York City Charter School for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industries
Lily Wu – Great Neck South High School
Kangxi Yang – Staten Island Technical High School
Jason Zhang – Bronx High School of Science
Michelle Zheng – East Meadow High School

North Carolina

Jennifer Britt – North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
KeVonna Dixon – Montgomery County Early College
Thong Doan – Hickory High School
Zainab Elzibair – Walter M Williams High School
Carlos Eumana-Carranza – Robeson County Early College High School
Noelani Green – Middle College High School at Durham Technical Community College
Jessica Herrera Salinas – Alexander Central High School
Nour Issa – Johnston County Career & Technical Leadership Academy
Yazmin Lopez-Munoz – Jordan Matthews High School
Ana Giulia Mesabarba de Almeida – Carrboro High School
Tape Neal – Rolesville High School
Francisco Perez – Western High School
Sana Rahmani – Athens Drive Senior High School
Robert Rong – Enloe High School
Jason Salgado – South Garner High School
Diego Sanchez Tirado – North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Johnny Tran – The Academy at Smith
Korbyn Walton – Lumberton High School
Stacy Wang – Leesville Road High School
Analiza West – Hobbton High School

North Dakota

Cady Wang – Ronald N Davies High School

Ohio

Hosaena Araia – Columbus Downtown High School
Angelina Chen – Wyoming High School
Diego Coutino Granados – Theodore Roosevelt High School
Vincent DAngelo – Gilmour Academy
Kanyah Green – Columbus International High School
Michelle Ibarra-Gou – North Olmsted High School
Nurmuhammad Kambaraliev – William Mason High School
Xiaoxuan Li – Westerville South High School
Bethel Mulat – Pickerington North High School
Sophia Yan – Beachwood High School
Gordon Yu – Greenon High School

Oklahoma

Marcos De La Torre Sanchez – Laverne High School
Ezri Diaz – Tulsa Honor Academy High School
Jimmy Escobar Mendez – Putnam City West High School
Sophia Fu – Edmond Santa Fe High School
Madison Hayes – Edmond Santa Fe High School
Sullivan Ho – Norman High School
Maria Loera-Eudave – Western Heights High School
Hoang Nguyen – Mustang High School
Mia Osita – Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
Sofia Yeromenko – Jenks High School

Oregon

Jenny Chen – Lincoln High School
Aster Dean – Astoria Senior High School
Kiara Gonzalez – David Douglas High School
Jordyn Hill – McNary High School
Nathan Lucore – Grants Pass High School
Meadow Mertsching – Woodrow Wilson High School
Kindra Miller – Early College High School
Aidet Nolazco – Seaside High School
Yoselin Sedano-Alamo – Hood River Valley High School
Emanuel Tsegaye – Centennial High School

Pennsylvania

Salma Alouane – Baldwin High School
Keyarra Barley – Academy Park High School
Luke Bowers – Turkeyfoot Valley Area High School
Tervina Danour – Central York High School
Mabindu Donzo – Penn Wood Senior High School
Matthew Hill – Scranton High School
Annalise Ho – Dauphin County Technical School
Ethan Ilondior – Father Judge High School
Khadicha Kosimjonova – Baldwin High School
Mariah Lewis – West Mifflin Area High School
Brandon Wang – North Allegheny Senior High School
Kenzee Wiker – Warwick High School
Vincent Zheng – Central High School

Puerto Rico

Carolina González – Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Ceiba
Daisyanet Loza – Escuela Secundaria Especializada en CIMATEC

Rhode Island

Dessa Molina Martins – East Greenwich High School

South Carolina

Matthew Black – Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Alexa Bonilla – Myrtle Beach High School
John Brock – Camden Military Academy
Ana De Paiva – Greenville Senior High School
Tae Noh – Dutch Fork High School
Cloé Runion – Stratford High School
Sanjith Sunil – Governor School Science And Math

South Dakota

Aglaia Ramey – Central High School

Tennessee

Caroline Constantine – Summit High School
Celeste Cruz – White Station High School
Carter Downs – Signal Mountain Middle-High School
Ammar Duldul – Memphis University School
Keyon Evans – Chattanooga Preparatory
Lena Feleke – Martin Luther King Jr Magnet High School for Health Science and Engineering
Emmanuel Garcia – Chattanooga Preparatory
Corey Irby – East High School
Yashvi Patel – Brentwood High School
Christine Tran – James Lawson High School
Kimberly Vargas – Intrepid Prep-Independence Academy

Texas

Angie Aguilar – YES Preparatory Public Schools – West
Nicole Akintola – Alief Early College High School
Kaela Almayda – Incarnate Word High School
Alan Avila – Williams Preparatory
Jasmine Ayala – Cypress Ridge High School
Kasia Badger – Wakeland High School
Rene Badillo – Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North High School
Jhamarkus Biggins – Longview High School
Rene Candelaria – Idea Frontier College Preparatory
Axel Cantu – Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North High School
McKayla Carroll – Tascosa High School
Anmol Christ – Midlothian High School
Robell Ephrem – Dulles High School
Joseias Esayas – Challenge Early College High School
Jennyfer Estrada – YES Preparatory Public Schools – Brays Oaks
Brinley Farquhar – Plano West Senior High School
Nifemi Fasuanmi – Richland Collegiate High School
Jose Luis Flores Rositas – Central Catholic High School
Erik Galindo – Williams Preparatory
Jimmy Gallegos – Jarrell High School
Jacob Garza – L W Fox Academic and Technical High School
Adrian Godoy – YES Preparatory Schools: Southeast
Ruby Gundrum – Ball High School
Karen Hernandez – YES Prep Northline
Yissel Hernandez – YES Prep Gulfton
Jaqueline Herrera – IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory
Raul Hinojosa – IDEA College Preparatory McAllen
Hannah Ho – Central High School
LaZaria Holland – Forney High School
Maiah Holmes – Atascocita High School
Elizabeth Hu – Saint John’s School
Jasmine John – Garland High School
Shiza Khan – Harmony School of Business
Samyam Khatiwada – International Leadership Texas Aggieland High School
Sahand Khavari – Plano West Senior High School
Stacy Knight – Lebanon Trail High School
Aishat Kosamot – Arlington ISD Collegiate High School
Tensae Laki – Harmony Science Academy – North Austin
Israel Lerma Lerma – Brazosport High School
Bethany Lloyd – Dickinson High School
Anaise Lopez-Rodriguez – Belton High School
Angelyna Mackie – Stony Point High School
Al McKee – IDEA Academy and College Preparatory: Mission
Christian Mendez – Ysleta High School
Harsha Minakanti – Princeton High School
Inaaya Momin- William B. Travis High School
Jimena Moreno Cuellar – Bryan Adams High School
Isabella Moreno-Sandoval – Southwest High School
Shakhzoda Mubinova – Harmony School of Political Science And Communication
Sarah Nguyen – North Garland High School
Jacqueline Nunez Martinez – Harmony Science Academy – Dallas
Danielle Nyame – Seguin High School
Davina Obinyan – James W Martin High School
Valeria Ordonez – IDEA Academy and College Preparatory: Mission
Hanna Pinang – Alief Early College High School
Ana Sanchez Lopez – Elsik High School
Sydnei Sisney – Kingwood Park High School
Jaqueline Soto – James Madison High School for Meteorology And Space Science
Ike Sowemimo – North Garland High School
Patricia Spill – Advanced Learning Academy
Janely Teran – Jersey Village High School
Alvina Thara – William B Travis High School
Kosi Toussaint – Alief Hasting Senior High School
Kit Tran – Mansfield Timberview High School
Cruz Trejo – North Mesquite High School
Hannah Truong – YES Preparatory Schools: Southeast
Josh Vento-Jones – John Jay Science And Engineering Academy
Aidan Webb – Arlington ISD Collegiate High School
Joli Williams – Westside High School
Amanda Zhang – Cypress Woods High School

Utah

Charly Midy – Utah County Academy of Sciences
Haylie Whitney – Cyprus High School

Virginia

Hanan Abdelbagi – Washington-Liberty High School
Dava Arkoh – Bishop O’Connell High School
Kayla Boateng – John R. Lewis High School
Filmon Gessesse – Wakefield High School
Mahmut Gurel – Norview High School
Paulina Ilina – Colonial Forge High School
Sana Khilwatgar – Chantilly High School
Hana Lemma – T C Williams High School
Kiera Long – Patrick Henry High School
Sadiq Mubarak – Justice High School
Eve Nguyen – Mills E Godwin High School
Kayly Nguyen – John Champe High School
Wendy Oluwaji – E C Glass High School
Alyssa Phat – John Randolph Tucker High School
Alisha Possien-Rodriguez – Arcadia High School
Olga Salama – Charlottesville High School
Fatma Sidi-Elemine – Huguenot High School
Shantia Sterling – Alleghany High School
Jaydon Sun – Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Emily Tarabay – Highland Springs High School
Kenyon Tran-Munoz – Riverside High School
Sara Turney – Orange County High School
Razvan Verde – Warwick High School
Charity White – Carlisle School
Ray Zhang – Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Cory Zheng – Landstown High School

Washington

Taite Kirkpatrick – Mount Vernon High School
Beza Mersa – Shorecrest High School
Yahir Palacios-Sanchez – A C Davis Senior High School
Tasmeen Sheikh – Mariner High School
Tony Shen – Newport High School

West Virginia

Asali Watts – Musselman High School

Wisconsin

Jacsyn Disrud – Oregon High School
Serena Lu – Spooner High School
Yoseline Magana – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee
Lila Sonmez – West High School
Bodie Weeks – Milwaukee School of Language

Wyoming

Savannah Fagan – Encampment High School
Yasmin Rodriguez Rascon – Campbell County High School

* Twenty-three additional Cooke College Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity.

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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 almost $304 million in scholarships to more than 3,400 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising, career pathway counseling and other support services. The Foundation has also provided $136 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. www.jkcf.org 

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