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2025 Semifinalists

1,336 high school seniors have been selected from 105,000+ submitted applications from across the country to advance to the next stage of our selection process!

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The 2025 Semifinalists

1,336 high school seniors have been selected from 105,000+ submitted applications from across the country to advance to the next stage of our selection process!

August 2024 Accolades

Gabriel Nagel (2023) was selected as the Chairperson of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Youth Advisory Council, making him the youngest Chairperson of an official U.S. federal advisory council. 

August 2024 Connections

Coke Scholars connected all over the world last month, including in France, Italy, Germany, and South Africa.

July 2024 Accolades

2023 Scholars Reya Singh and Mandy Zhang created New Roots Financial, an organization dedicated to helping immigrants and refugees become financially literate, after they connected at the 2023 Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Development Institute.

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Alumni Connections July 2014

Alumni Connections July 2014

Julia Rasooly (2002) and Heather Bowerman (2002) met up in June to share a Diet Coke at the BIO Conference in San Diego. Rocio Ortega (2012) and Ericka Jones (2011) both have an internship with Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez this summer. Rocio realized Ericka was a Coke Scholar when Ericka pulled out her…

Alumni Celebrations July 2014

Alumni Celebrations July 2014

Amanda Sheckman (2003) and her husband Jordan welcomed daughter Maisy Bea Sheckman, born July 1st!

Alumni Accolades June 2014

Alumni Accolades June 2014

Steven Olikara (2008) has been named “Millennial of the Year” for his work founding the Millennial Action Project! Read about the Millennial Action Project and his award in the Washington City Paper. Thomas King (1989) and his a cappella group DeltaCappella won Contemporary A Cappella League Best Album and tied for Best Country Song at…

Alumni Connections June 2014

Alumni Connections June 2014

Colby Lufkin (2012) is spending his third summer working with 4th and 1 (an organization founded by 1997 Scholar, Daron Roberts) as a football coach for their camp in East Texas. Here they are with the Powerade coolers that were generously donated by their local Coca-Cola bottler. Tyler Sanchez (2006), on the left, and Alex…