Abdullah Ali Valley Stream South High School Cooke Transfer Scholars are selected based on their exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, service, and leadership. Jayda Harris Baltimore City College Edward Kong North Penn High School Aidan Taylor Alexander W Dreyfoos School Of The Arts Jana Hulsey Lake Wales High School Steffanie Hills Schoolcraft College Coby Yang Ocoee High School Jeongsoo Lee Massachusetts Bay Community College Dorinda Kyeremateng Carnegie Vanguard High School Kennedy Odiboh Shiloh High School 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 . Gideon Kortenhoven Grand Rapids Community College Brandy Henderson North Shore Community College A list of this years Cooke Transfer Scholar Semifinalists, their community colleges, and their state of residence is below, Learn more about the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. A list of the semifinalists can be found below. Jessica Davis Northampton Community College, Halima Ibrahim Community College of Rhode Island, Troy Butler Spartanburg Community College, Zarina Gurley Columbia State Community College Viviana Wamiru Hagerstown Community College Prateek Sunder College of Marin Veshal Konnar Northeast High School, Sonora Halili Thomas Jefferson School Dannie Barbour Orange County Community College Yuliia Lane Oakland Community College Radwan Azim Central Dauphin East High School Dani Mejia Aguilar John F Kennedy High School Kaelee Rowan Homeschooled April Breedlove Georgia Perimeter College Angel Rabadi Alan B. Shepard High School Jenny Tran Colonial High School Francisco Garcia Roma High School Nahed Elberry Hayfield Secondary School Kelsie Williams Ocoee High School Bich Truong Tacoma Community College Isabel Perez Hartnell College Fabio Quezada Alliance Susan & Eric Smidt Technology High School Deidre Mitchell Grand Rapids Community College Stephany Pineda Cardoso City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Kai Lyn Weaver Lacordaire Academy Secondary Division, Hawthorn Bolger-Witherspoon Bosque School Hannah Kim Summit Public School K2 Josue Ramirez Advanced Technologies Academy Shea Linton Cheraw 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. Venezia Garza Orange County High School of the Arts Shams Khurram Lake Worth Community High School Kha Hoai Bao Vu Middlesex County College Duc Ngan Chau Wyoming High School Jehimi Zuniga-Umana Annapolis High School, Eric Chan Boston Latin School All of the applicants will be an asset to the colleges and universities they attend in the fall.. Adriana Torres Ceja Desert Mirage High School Janah Richardson Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Danish Bajwa Hilliard Davidson High School The Foundation has also provided $119.5 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Carlos Oros Gaston College For further information on this announcement, please contact Libby Sears, coordinator of special awards, at esears@nvcc.edu. She was one of 406 semifinalists chosen from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants. Kimberly Guevara Strive Prep Rise High School Susana Olivo Sandoval University of North Georgia, Kristina Danley University of Hawaii: Maui College, Jennifer Martinez Ruiz Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Sharon Florez Coral Gables Senior High School William Jim Miami Dade College Ashlee Tan Bard High School Early College II Julia Kienzler Lincoln Land Community College Christine Nguyen Los Angeles City College Rohan Joshi Coral Reef Senior High School Claire Haslett Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School Neville Scott Dallas College Mountain View Campus Laila Metwaly Bergen Community College 88% of 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars are PTK We are thrilled to congratulate the 2021 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars! The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation provides financial support of up to $55,000 per year to currently enrolled community college students who have excelled academically and who demonstrate financial need to earn their bachelor's degree at select four-year colleges and universities. Michelle Li CAM Academy Lauren Kraft Evans High School Eliana Gomez Romero Kipp Austin Brave High School Alia Kassim Springbrook High School Khaldoun Abou Tay City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Cecilia Wu Franklin High School, Rinnah Acquaye West Catholic Prepartory High School Duy Ho Cerritos College Grace Yan Walton High School Jack Kent Cooke College Scholar . 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. April Guo-Yue Starkville High School Diana Ochoa-Chavez Salinas High School educational advising and other support services. February 2023 Newsletter. Sihle Mthethwa Orange County High School Shekinah Glory Peter Mba East Orange Campus High School Wenny Cheng Mineola High School Lauryn Castano Northside Health Careers High School Jennifer Phung Durham School Of The Arts Ashis Dhakal East High School, Olvin Abrego Ayala Herndon High School www.jkcf.org, Media Contact: Julia Florence, 571-799-8067, media@jkcf.org. Isabelle Staco Brockton High School Janelle Nwakuche Heritage High School Yazmin Mata East Los Angeles College Fizza Afreen Lone Star College System Dezirae Rodriguez Tarrant County College Cheyenne Rowland Robbinsville High School Manraj Gill Rajinder Singh College of San Mateo Miguel Cacho-Tafolla San Diego City College Kaycee Hoelzel Park Vista Community High School Tsegazeab Beteselassie Wheaton High School Bagul Mammedova Jamestown Community College Nathan Solomon Martin Luther King Jr Magnet High School for Health Science and Engineering, Sityana Abdu Glenda Dawson High School Shaniqua Clair Hodgson School for Advanced Studies North Zouberou Sayibou City University of New York: Bronx Community College Jose Gonzalez Dover High School Juan Briseno Saddleback High School Esperanza Herrera-Moore South Albany High School Tanisha Narine Young Womens Leadership School, Queens Zahra Malik Patriot High School Hang Chen Midwood High School at Brooklyn College The 2022 Cooke College Scholars will be announced in April. Anthony Lopez Islip High School John Ponce Atlantic Community High School Lethzeylee Gutierrez Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Kenny Chundu Northern Virginia Community College Husna Nashnoush Etiwanda High School 2023 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Preston Hong Saddleback College 17 additional Cooke College Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity. Jillian Robinson Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cynthia Manley Los Angeles Valley College a bachelors degree program at a four-year college or university. Ilona Sorokina Portland Community College Joshua Furlough Pitt Community College, Laurette Kameni Pouani Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Marcos Rivas Miami Dade College Crystal Perez Stratford High School Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $222 million in scholarships to over 2,800 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensiveeducational advising and other support services. Melissa Jara Bergen Community College Eric Zhu Orange County High School of the Arts, Mursheda Abdulatif The Denver School of Science and Technology Coby Garcia Roncalli High School Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race, or ethnicity. Barbara Moreno Madison Area Technical College Nicquel Holmes City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Kaili Huang Pine View School Pasadena, California, United States. Xiwei Huang Brooklyn Latin School Jayden Huynh-Vuong Glen Allen High School Bruna Gobeti Community College of Denver Gabriel Dezzeo Rondon South Florida State College Kayle Orantes Woods Cross High School Diana Zamarripa The Energy Institute High School, Sophie Christensen Orem High School Anne Benie Montgomery College 2023 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Xuan Ly Boston Latin Academy Rosa Figueroa Johnson High School Rachel Okrey Red Rocks Community College, Tran Long Doan Manchester Community College, Maram Baider Northern Virginia Community College, Noah MacDonald Broward College Alejandra Rodriguez Quevedo Lone Star College System The email says it is part of the selection process and each student will be asked to speak briefly. Jasleen Sihota Venture Academy In the midst of these challenging times, we remain deeply committed to ensuring that students have the opportunity to access an education and reach their fullest potential. Zuri Logan Klein Cain High School Naomy Noguez Valencia College Nicole Torres School for Advanced Studies South Rachel Chen Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School Isaiah Pereira Venus High School Natalie Yang Newark Charter School, Temitayo Adeola Eastern Senior High School Humberto Franco Sanchez KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School Max Ramirez Pioneer High School Andrea De Freitas Doral Academy Charter High School Sonia Molinero Martinez Hartnell College Marcus Lo Monterey Peninsula College Sabirah Mahmud Academy At Palumbo Vanessa Iwuoha Essex County Vocational School Belinda Kumi Blessed Trinity Catholic High School Indy Rodriguez Kipp Academy Lynn Collegiate Aylin Garcia El Paso Community College Joseph Chai Francis Lewis High School Madison Gates Waterford High School, Lorna Lin Concord High School Maria Lizza Dela Pea Atlantic City High School Adriana Gomez Quintero Miami Dade College 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. TaVon Walker Deep Creek High School, Kidist Habte Rainier Beach High School Michelle Yu Hunter College High School Maritza Quinones Northeast Texas Community College Alejandro Toro Monrroy City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Junior Tchapdieu Montgomery College Yet, at the nations top colleges, only five percent have transferred from a community college. BROOKLYN, NY Emigrating from Acapulco, . Maria Castillo Carvajal Druid Hills High School that pay up to $40,000 annually for the final two to three years needed to complete Bridgette Adu-Wadier T C Williams High School Yara Abazah Bergen Community College Ba Musa Khan North Clayton Comprehensive High School Estefano Reyes Miami Dade College Xavier Dong Mount San Antonio College, Gabby Coltrane College of Southern Maryland Cayden Beardslee Grand Rapids Community College Bethelhem Kebede District of Columbia International School, Ashley Adirika Miami Beach Senior High School Nishka Talwar Hendrickson High School Xiao Ting Chen Academy At Palumbo Savanah Shulkin Hudson Valley Community College Ashlie Rodriguez Miami Dade College Oumy Camara Columbus International High School Bridget Egan Clear Creek High School Kaden Oquel-White Jesuit High School Fernando Rodriguez Leal NYC iSchool Sierra Frisbee Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology James Tang Centennial High School Kashish Bastola Heritage High School Leah Santiago Gateway Regional High School, Ronny Abdullah Edsel B. Ford High School We are so happy to help more students achieve their long-term academic goals. Mohtashin Talukder Justice High School, Kisanet Gabreselassie Edmonds eLearning Academy Aya Hamza Coral Gables Senior High School Precious Taiwo City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Olivia Green Kings Mountain High School Alaya Kiser West Branch High School Kyle Lewis-Johnson John Randolph Tucker High School Tracy Zhang Central High School, Michael Ochoa Bishop Hendricken High School, Shon Green Scotts Branch High School Metztli Carbajal Southwest High School We are especially impressed by the incredible perseverance and drive these students have exhibited during such an unprecedented year.. Urszula Solarz Bard High School Early College II Endale Tsegaye Metropolitan Community College Kansas City, Ignacio Leon Bergen Community College Imaan Chaudhry Saint Catharine Academy Enrique Baranda Mount San Jacinto College This scholarship awards transfer students with up to $55,000 per year. Jeongmin Lee Prospect High School Agnes Liang Mission High School Sharon Miranda Gateway High School Learn more about the College Scholarship Program here and sign up to be notified when the 2023 application opens in fall 2022. Mariana Gracia Leon Lone Star College System Grace Dossou North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Junior Philogene Montgomery College Darryl Clark City Colleges of Chicago: Kennedy-King College DaMone Payne University High School Academy Galilea Rodriguez Sam Rayburn High School in April. Imani Myers Olympia High School Ali Khan Stephen T. Mather High School Mishel Almaleh South Broward High School Hanna Regassa Stonewall Jackson High School Akliesia Teshome Paint Branch High School Joel Coria Reyes Diablo Valley College Djine Mentor New Visons Charter High School Advanced Math & Science II Sammy Trefry Santa Rosa Junior College Lansdowne, VA The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced today the semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Alex Skoraczewski Drummond High School Stephan Fatal Miami Dade College Andrea Velazquez South Broward High School Setareh Harsamizadeh Tehrani Ohlone College Quindalin Harper Pearl River Community College, Wadzanai Ndambakuwa Cottey College Alexsovan Hory Lamar Consolidated High School Learn more about the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship here. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Winners 2021 - Georgia State University - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest. Anees Mitri Atherton High School, Phillip Dinh Patrick F Taylor Science and Technology Academy Andres Reyna Fullerton College Research commissioned by the Foundation found that community college students who transfer to selective institutions have equal to or higher graduation rates as students who enrolled directly from high school or transferred from four-year institutions. Owais Ibrahim Chicago Mathematics and Science Academy Sara Farheen Harrisburg High School Gaochia Lee Montgomery County Early College Thu Le School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center Ash Anders South Sumter High School Jorge Tadeo Cantu Yes Prep North Central funding. Michaell Santos Paulino Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice This year again holds great promise because a record five Hartnell students have been selected as semi-finalists for 2021. UNG News Sophomore is named a Jack Kent Cooke semifinalist March 8, 2021 Susana Olivo Sandoval was selected as a semifinalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Brendan Lan Ripon High School Rebekah Withrow Germanna Community College Mya Johnson University School of Milwaukee Juan Guerrero City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College Ricardo Martinez Prairie State College Gianni Tipan Mater Lakes Academy High School Yuttichai Sommala Rio Rancho High School, Esmeralda Abreu Jerez Saint Vincent Ferrer High School Noah Nihiser Terry Sanford Senior High School