Latest: Lambert awarded prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Nina Zhuo North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Madison Adkins Jackson High School Emily Nguyen John Champe High School Victor Attah Manlius-Pebble Hill School Bridget Egan Clear Creek High School This highly competitive scholarship through the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awards each recipient up to $55,000 . Jayant Namdhari Plano East Senior High School Mariana Rios Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology Kevin Yang-Li Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Kent Brought Camden County 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. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Josephine Elumeze City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Aylin Garcia El Paso Community College www.jkcf.org, Media Contact: Julia Nelson, 571-799-8067, media@jkcf.org. Katherrin Billordo Northside College Preparatory High School Mardet Mulugeta Wakefield High School Angelica Ihim Hazelwood Central Senior High School Joel Deville San Augustine High School Zoe Groh Biloxi High School Leo deJong Chapel Hill High School Paula Escobar Evergreen Valley High School Ariana Hernandez Americas High School About MiraCosta College The MiraCosta Community College District has served the coastal North San Diego County area for over 80 years. Andrea De Freitas Doral Academy Charter High School Victor Albanez Southwest High School March 10, 2022 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships program selected four BCC students from 1,200 applicants at 180 community colleges in 35 states as semi-finalists to receive a scholarship worth $55,000 per year. Nicholas Cetlinski Grand Rapids Community College Jarel White Thomas Nelson Community College, Ki Ahn Bellevue College TaVon Walker Deep Creek High School, Kidist Habte Rainier Beach High School Seventy-two high-achieving community college students received the prestigious scholarship this year, and 63 are Phi Theta Kappa members nearly 88 percent of them. Hadley Kronick University Laboratory School Savannah Stover Volunteer State Community College Wolfang Rugeles Miami Dade College Setareh Harsamizadeh Tehrani Ohlone College Jashhvanth Tamilselvan Kunthavai North Royalton High School Yuliia Lane Oakland Community College Angel Rabadi Alan B. Shepard High School Karley Yung Washtenaw International High School, Edward Adams Blake School Northrup Campus Rosie Bui Ball 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. Marbella Deininger Alexander W. Dreyfoos School Of The Arts Kha Hoai Bao Vu Middlesex County College Breana Fowler North Mecklenburg Senior High School Steffanie Hills Schoolcraft College The 2021 Cooke College Scholarship recipients will be announced in April. Joel Coria Reyes Diablo Valley College Marcos Rivas Miami Dade College Natalie Torres Weeki Wachee High School Paulo Zepeda Grand Rapids Community College Anthony Montes de Oca Brick Township High School Sabira Hassan Minooka Community High School Eduardo Silva Alonso Hillsboro High School Saron Tefera Anderson High School, Azari Gurley Classen School of Advanced Studies An additional 6 Cooke College Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity. Oumy Camara Columbus International High School Eric Kim Stuyvesant High School Vincent Li Ruan Atlantic Community High School educational advising and other support services. 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. Cesar Hernandez City Colleges of Chicago: Richard J. Daley College Dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Kyle Lewis-Johnson John Randolph Tucker High School Junior Tchapdieu Montgomery College I am honored to recognize these students for their hard work and achievements.. Amira Cooper Howard Community College Ajhane Kindle Muskegon Community College Any Zelaya Delgado W H Adamson High School, Angie De La Cruz West High School Tiary Gonzalez Northern Essex Community College, Jailynn Sprewer Gogebic Community College Christina Greenwood Victor Valley College, Isabella Sharpensteen Colorado Mountain College Dianna Garzon City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Precious Taiwo City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Michelle Chen Smithfield-Selma High School Julie Trinh Clear Horizons Early College High School Dezirae Rodriguez Tarrant County College Amina Cedeno Quince Orchard High School Destiny Carrera Grand Rapids Community College Mercy Okougbodu West Mesquite High School Semra Estifanos Santa Monica College Francisco Garcia Roma High School Audrey Vargas Sweetwater High School Zahra Virani Clear Brook High School Cheyenne Rowland Robbinsville High School Jayden Huynh-Vuong Glen Allen High School Dalila Oliva School for Advanced Studies Wolfson Juliana Bodhert Fort Myers High School Bella DeLullo Walnut Grove High School 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. Tracy Das Waltham Senior High School 88% of 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars are PTK We are thrilled to congratulate the 2021 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars! Lola Fratto Lincoln Park High School Conrad Zimmerman Harrisburg Area Community College Graciana Doster Enterprise High School semifinalists for prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships Gideon Melvin Georgia Perimeter College Alisson Moreno Rivas Manual Arts Senior High School Camille Bove South Lakes High School Anita Bassey Paulding County High School Endale Tsegaye Metropolitan Community College Kansas City, Ignacio Leon Bergen Community College 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. Jordyn Middleton Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Sophia Abolfathi Deland High School Akilah Cunningham School for Advanced Studies North Campus Amina Luvsanchultem Washington-Lee High School Marisol Cruz Velasco Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy Resources for current scholars and alumni to thrive together. Crystal Yoo Bergen Community College Jonathan Santos Palm Beach State College Wena Teng East West School of International Studies Jessi Yu Lowell High School Alex Bavalsky Armand Hammer United World College Gabrielle Rodgers Valencia College Allaura Osborne North Raleigh Christian Academy Raef Makrai Capuchino High School Mariah Goodman Paint Branch High School BROOKLYN, NY Emigrating from Acapulco, . McKenzie Russell Fullerton College Josh Salazar James Madison High School The Foundation has also provided $115 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Evelin Ortiz-Munoz Jordan Matthews High School 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. Angel Rodriguez-Renneberg Gaston Early College High School Eric Zhu Orange County High School of the Arts, Mursheda Abdulatif The Denver School of Science and Technology Malaica Ashley Lincoln Park Academy Cecilia Ly Edmond Santa Fe High School, Destanee Butler North Eugene High School Alexis Spencer Cumberland County Technical Education Center Dania Taki San Diego Miramar College Mohtashin Talukder Justice High School, Kisanet Gabreselassie Edmonds eLearning Academy Sharon Florez Coral Gables Senior High School Hadassah Johnson Onondaga Community College Aaraa Brown Prince Georges Community College Ilyne Castellanos Hartnell College Rem Johannknecht Walter Payton College Preparatory High School If chosen as a finalist, Aaron would also receive comprehensive . Jayden Galvan Gregory-Portland High School Star Trivette Mount Airy High School Katherine Arriola Animo Venice Charter High School The research is clear: our community colleges are full of talented students with a diversity of experiences that contribute to their educational journey. Perhaps just as important as the financial support our Scholars receive, however, is the thriving network of more than 3,000 Cooke . Kylie Burkhamer Ida S. Baker High School Kyniya Hutchinson Austin-East Magnet High School Gabriel Dezzeo Rondon South Florida State College February 2023 Newsletter. Yazmin Rocha Delgadillo Contra Costa College Nicole Torres School for Advanced Studies South Tala Alahmar Oakland Community College Darlene Rangel-Estrella Northern High School Autumn Henry Tarrant County College Layth Alkhani Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Fiorella Castillo Saavedra Bergen County Technical High School 44 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Kylah Cain-Ward Edgewood Senior High School Urszula Solarz Bard High School Early College II Trevor Fortier Archbishop Hannan High School The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Tess Zagorski Los Angeles Valley College Paulina Pimentel-Mora Citrus College Diana Montalvo Miami Dade College Luz Cusi Ttito Bergen Community College Evan Etienne Miami Dade 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. Sheidy Rios-Vazquez Walter M Williams High School Daisa Watkins City Arts and Technology High School Pema Tamang City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Sal Amezcua Hernandez San Juan Hills High School Christian Loredo-Duran Lee High School Eric Wang Central High School, Faith Anderson Our Lady Academy Paola Calleyro Miami Dade College Zahra Malik Patriot High School Juan Briseno Saddleback High School Danna Chacon Elizabeth High School Shada Giornazi Kent Denver School Jade Thomas Park Tudor School, Hananeel Morinville Shawnee Mission North High School Lethzeylee Gutierrez Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy The final Jack Kent Cooke scholars will be announced in April. Sherece Turner Community College of Baltimore County Karla Avalos Los Angeles Pierce College Bianca Braun Westchester Community College Ryland Russell Olton High School Anisha Tasfia Los Angeles Valley College Makayla Suina Bernalillo High School, Roselyn Azcue Urban Assembly Charter High School For Computer Science Leena Seyam Northern Virginia Community College Joshua Elizondo Santa Monica College Ariana Olivares Stewarts Creek High School Indy Rodriguez Kipp Academy Lynn Collegiate Jahin Rahman Academy of American Studies Luke Taylor Lake Travis High School Gyuheon Oh Cabot High School Payne Graves Houlka Attendance Center Elizabeth Hitchcock Wharton County Junior College, Jose Organista Salt Lake Community College, Brendan Grimes Blue Ridge Community College Joanna Soltys Jones College Preparatory Alora Orr May River High School Paola Duran El Dorado High School Gerardo Leal Hudson County Community College Alexandra Guzman Caceres Brooke Charter School Brenna Brown Young Womens Leadership Academy Luke Straube City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College Cooke Transfer Scholars are selected based on their exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, service, and leadership. a diversity of experiences that contribute to their educational journey. Darryl Clark City Colleges of Chicago: Kennedy-King College Jean-Paul Gazzaneo-Duarte Lone Star College System Jaslin Aguirre Saint Saviour High School Santiago Finol Valencia College Bianca Braun of Shrub Oak, NY became the eleventh student in Westchester Community College history to win the highly competitive Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Kalid Gawon Miami Dade College Nancy Garcia Villa Surry Early College High School of Design Maria Santibanez Cesar E Chavez High School William Jim Miami Dade College . Dani Mejia Aguilar John F Kennedy High School Sydney Hass Grafton High School Kelsie Williams Ocoee High School April Guo-Yue Starkville High School DeShona Jernigan Tyler Junior College Enrique Baranda Mount San Jacinto College Melissa Fonseca Nightingale-Bamford School Makeda Retta Northern Virginia Community College Christine Wu Wade Hampton High School, Catherine Liu Washington High School Anita Zahiri Benjamin Franklin High School, Rebekah Alemayehu John F. Kennedy High School Yeabsira Hawaz Springbrook High School Giuliana Cabrera Archimedean Upper Conservatory Michaell Santos Paulino Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice Olivia Woods South Grand Prairie High School Starting in sales, Cooke was very successful, eventually becoming a partner in a network of radio stations and newspapers in Canada. Julia Comino Comino Sacred Heart High School DaMone Payne University High School Academy Tina Huang Phillips Exeter Academy