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The Jack Kent Cooke (JKC) Young Scholars program targets high-achieving youth with unmet financial need and provides them with individualized educational opportunities and support, throughout high school, that will enable them to develop their talents and abilities. The JKC Foundation receives more than 1,000 applications each year from high-acheiving 7th graders nationwide and approximately 50 students are seleted as Scholars. The program represents one of the most individualized scholarships offered in the United States.

Announcing the eight KIPP students selected as
2011 Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars:

• Camryn, KIPP Believe College Prep, New Orleans, LA
• Carlos, KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy, San Francisco, CA
• Cindy, KIPP 3D Academy, Houston, TX
• Jorge, KIPP Heartwood Academy, San Jose, CA
• Quentillis, KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle Schools, Memphis, TN
• Rick, KIPP Delta College Prep, Helena, AR
• Ruben, KIPP Sharpstown College Prep, Houston, TX
• Tania, KIPP Infinity Charter School, New York, NY

These eight amazing students join a legacy of 42 KIPPsters who have been selected for this award since 2005.

2010 KIPP Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars

• Tarek, KIPP Gaston College Prep, Gaston, NC
• Celeste, KIPP Sharpstown College Prep, KIPP Houston
• Melanie, KIPP LA Prep, Los Angeles, CA
• Mary, KIPP Believe College Prep, New Orleans, LA
• Michael, Rise Academy, Newark, NJ
• Indaneesha, KIPP Heartwood Academy, San Jose, CA

2009 KIPP Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars

• Abena, KIPP DC: WILL Academy, Washington, DC
• Adella, Rise Academy, Newark, NJ
• America, KIPP Heartwood Academy, San Jose, CA
• Jukurious, KIPP Delta College Prep, Helena, AR
• Jairo, KIPP Lynn, Lynn, MA
• Samuel, KIPP Adelante, San Diego, CA
• Shannon, KIPP Gaston College Prep, Gaston, NC

2008 KIPP Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars

• Sarah, KIPP Heartwood Academy, San Jose, CA
• Amy, KIPP South Fulton, Atlanta, GA
• Fatoumata, KIPP Lynn, Lynn, MA
• Nafisatou, KIPP Academy Middle School, Bronx, NY
• Berenice, KIPP South Fulton, East Point, GA
• Jalen, KIPP DC: AIM, Washington, DC

2007 KIPP Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars

• Crystal, KIPP DC: KEY Academy, Washington, DC
• Dina, KIPP Heartwood Academy, San Jose, CA
• Edgar, KIPP Academy Middle School, Houston, TX
• Kevin, KIPP Bridge, Oakland, CA
• Quiana, KIPP DC: KEY Academy, Washington, DC
• Quinzel, KIPP STAR, New York, NY
• Twenewaa, KIPP Academy Middle School, Houston, TX

2006 KIPP Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars

• Anastasia, KIPP Gaston College Prep, Gaston, NC
• Dominic, KIPP DC: KEY Academy, Washington, DC
• George, KIPP Academy Middle School, Bronx, NY
• Mayra, KIPP 3D Academy, Houston, TX
• Rene, KIPP STAR, New York, NY
• Wesley, KIPP Academy Middle School, Bronx, NY

2005 KIPP Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars

• Omar, KIPP Academy Middle School, Bronx, NY
• Zanyl, KIPP Academy Middle School, Bronx, NY