Congratulations to the 2026 Sunshine State Scholars
Meet the Scholars
March 5-6, 2026
Orlando, Florida
Navya Goyal
Alachua - Gainesville High School
Amy Xiao
Alachua - Buchholz High School
Miley Yarborough
Baker - Baker County High School
Jacqueline Sternlicht
Bay - J.R. Arnold High School
Donald Painter
Bradford - Bradford High School
Amari Thompson
Brevard - Eau Gallie High School
Eshan Vipuil
Brevard - West Shore Jr/Sr High School
Michael Kozman
Broward - Nova High School
Kevin Miranda
Broward - Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Marina Ribeiro
Broward - Deerfield Beach High
Connor Adams
Calhoun - Altha Public School
Leif Bretan
Charlotte - Charlotte High School
Kanav Mathur
Citrus - Lecanto High School
Hajun Chun
Clay - Ridgeview High Scohol
Kaden Mercado
Clay - Ridgeview High School
Maximus Bogert
Collier - Palmetto Ridge High School
Sarah Dabees
Collier - Aubrey Rogers High School
Cody Maggard
Columbia - Fort White High School
Bhumi Patel
DeSoto - DeSoto County High School
Lillia Nguyen
Dixie - Dixie County Middle High School
Heidi Kelley
Duval - Mandarin High School
Nathaniel Searl
Duval - Duncan U. Fletcher High School
Nicholas Searl
Duval - Duncan U. Fletcher High School
London DeLancey
Escambia - J. M. Tate High School
Leia Kemp
Escambia - Booker T. Washington High School
Azariah Jean
FAMU Lab School - FAMU Lab School
Kyle Loh
FAU Lab School - FAU High School
Ethan Tincher
Flagler - Matanzas High School
Cade Respess
FLVS - Florida Virtual High School
Julia Rossini
FLVS - Florida Virtual High School
Anthony Rickards
Franklin - Franklin County School
Genesis Cruzado
FSU Lab School - Florida State University Schools
Caleb Harder
FSU Lab School Bay - The Collegiate School at FSU Panama City
Amya Burns
Gadsden - Gadsden County High School
Mason VunCannon
Gilchrist - Trenton Middle High School
Ryan Peet
Glades - Moore Haven Middle High School
Taylor Pope
Gulf - Port St. Joe High School
Brandon Garcia Tomas
Hamilton - Hamilton County High School
Nolan Roberts
Hardee - Hardee Senior High
Farhan Emran
Hendry - Clewiston High School
Elijah Gibson
Hernando - Hernando High School
Abigail McAuley
Hernando - Nature Coast Technical High School
Kian Labra
Highlands - Sebring High School
Saahil Nayar
Hillsborough - Middleton High School
Ian Pegler
Hillsborough - Plant High School
Sofia Salazar
Hillsborough - Wharton High School
Madison Williams
Holmes - Bethlehem School
Aniela Kelly
Indian River - Vero Beach High School
Jackson Kent
Jackson - Marianna High School
Alesshia James
Jefferson - Jefferson County Schools
Levi Smith
Lafayette - Lafayette High School
Alexis Davis
Lee - Fort Myers High School
Sarah King
Lee - Riverdale High School
Austen Summy
Lee - Fort Myers High School
Rakesh Raj
Leon - James S. Rickards High School
Ashvin Sinha
Leon - James S. Rickards High School
Levi Hiers
Levy - Williston Middle High School
Jade Lowery
Liberty - Liberty County High School
Sadie Curtis
Madison - Madison County High School
Aidan Cody
Manatee - Southeast High School
Kaycee Kirby
Manatee - Parrish Community High School
Saleth Fernandez Castro
Marion - Dunnellon High School
Delaney Peterson
Marion - Belleview High School
Aria Kaul
Martin - South Fork High School
Maia Espinoza
Miami-Dade - Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Georgi Fair-Bumbray
Miami-Dade - BioTECH @ Richmond Heights High School
Elizabeth Roque
Miami-Dade - Barbara Goleman Senior High School
Jack Bridger
Monroe - Key West High School
Emory Mersereau
Nassau - Fernandina Beach High School
Penelope Gordon
Okaloosa - Fort Walton Beach High School
Emma Michel
Okaloosa - Niceville High School
Maximilien Peresse
Okeechobee - Okeechobee High School
Caralyn Campbell
Orange - Edgewater High School
Jessie Nunez Sosa
Orange - East River High School
Hexuan Sun
Orange - Timber Creek High School
Estefany Capote
Osceola - NeoCity Academy
Rebecca Walls
Osceola - Harmony High School
William Baltazar
Palm Beach - Pahokee Middle-Senior High School
Audrey DellaVecchia
Palm Beach - Wellington Community High School
Rishi Iyer
Palm Beach - Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts
Jackson Cullison
Pasco - Land O' Lakes High School
Ethan Kartawidjaja
Pasco - Cypress Creek High School
Sai Joshitha Vadapalli
Pasco - Gulf High School
Katherine Drozhinin
Pinellas - Largo High School
Kaci Nelson
Pinellas - Hollins High School
Kyran Torres-Spelliscy
Pinellas - Largo High School
Zander Franke
Polk - Kathleen Senior High School
Catherine Nguyen
Polk - Haines City High School
Shlok Patel
Polk - Bartow Senior High School
Paisleigh Williams
Putnam - Palatka Jr-Sr High School
Colton Tucker
Santa Rosa - Navarre High School
Anniston Walker
Santa Rosa - Pace High School
Dominik DiBenedetto
Sarasota - North Port High School
Selby Kirschner
Sarasota - Sarasota High School
Gia Han Le
Seminole - Lake Brantely High School
Rachel Shuai
Seminole - Winter Springs High School
Anna Kerllenevich
St. Johns - St. Augustine High School
Gabriella Mantineo
St. Johns - Pedro Menendez High School
Lucas Huang
St. Lucie - Lincoln Park Academy
Fernando Torres Rodriguez
St. Lucie - Treasure Coast High School
Brady Kline
Sumter - The Villages Charter High School
Alexi Pack
Suwannee - Suwannee High School
Natorria Fitchett
Taylor - Taylor County High School
Esinam Agama
TSC - Tallahassee Collegiate Academy
Ella Currin
UF Lab School - P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
Ashton Bunkley
Union - Union County High School
Reagan Dispennette
Volusia - Spruce Creek High School
Carter Eby
Volusia - Seabreeze High School
Mattie Harrell
Wakulla - Wakulla High School
Hayden Arnold
Walton - Walton High School
Aubrey Deal
Washington - Chipley High School
Awards Dinner
March 5-6, 2026
Orlando, Florida
Navya Goyal
Alachua - Gainesville High School
Amy Xiao
Alachua - Buchholz High School
Miley Yarborough
Baker - Baker County High School
Jacqueline Sternlicht
Bay - J.R. Arnold High School
Donald Painter
Bradford - Bradford High School
Amari Thompson
Brevard - Eau Gallie High School
Eshan Vipuil
Brevard - West Shore Jr/Sr High School
Michael Kozman
Broward - Nova High School
Kevin Miranda
Broward - Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Marina Ribeiro
Broward - Deerfield Beach High
Connor Adams
Calhoun - Altha Public School
Leif Bretan
Charlotte - Charlotte High School
Kanav Mathur
Citrus - Lecanto High School
Hajun Chun
Clay - Ridgeview High Scohol
Kaden Mercado
Clay - Ridgeview High School
Maximus Bogert
Collier - Palmetto Ridge High School
Sarah Dabees
Collier - Aubrey Rogers High School
Cody Maggard
Columbia - Fort White High School
Bhumi Patel
DeSoto - DeSoto County High School
Lillia Nguyen
Dixie - Dixie County Middle High School
Heidi Kelley
Duval - Mandarin High School
Nathaniel Searl
Duval - Duncan U. Fletcher High School
Nicholas Searl
Duval - Duncan U. Fletcher High School
London DeLancey
Escambia - J. M. Tate High School
Leia Kemp
Escambia - Booker T. Washington High School
Azariah Jean
FAMU Lab School - FAMU Lab School
Kyle Loh
FAU Lab School - FAU High School
Ethan Tincher
Flagler - Matanzas High School
Cade Respess
FLVS - Florida Virtual High School
Julia Rossini
FLVS - Florida Virtual High School
Anthony Rickards
Franklin - Franklin County School
Genesis Cruzado
FSU Lab School - Florida State University Schools
Caleb Harder
FSU Lab School Bay - The Collegiate School at FSU Panama City
Amya Burns
Gadsden - Gadsden County High School
Mason VunCannon
Gilchrist - Trenton Middle High School
Ryan Peet
Glades - Moore Haven Middle High School
Taylor Pope
Gulf - Port St. Joe High School
Brandon Garcia Tomas
Hamilton - Hamilton County High School
Nolan Roberts
Hardee - Hardee Senior High
Farhan Emran
Hendry - Clewiston High School
Elijah Gibson
Hernando - Hernando High School
Abigail McAuley
Hernando - Nature Coast Technical High School
Kian Labra
Highlands - Sebring High School
Saahil Nayar
Hillsborough - Middleton High School
Ian Pegler
Hillsborough - Plant High School
Sofia Salazar
Hillsborough - Wharton High School
Madison Williams
Holmes - Bethlehem School
Aniela Kelly
Indian River - Vero Beach High School
Jackson Kent
Jackson - Marianna High School
Alesshia James
Jefferson - Jefferson County Schools
Levi Smith
Lafayette - Lafayette High School
Alexis Davis
Lee - Fort Myers High School
Sarah King
Lee - Riverdale High School
Austen Summy
Lee - Fort Myers High School
Rakesh Raj
Leon - James S. Rickards High School
Ashvin Sinha
Leon - James S. Rickards High School
Levi Hiers
Levy - Williston Middle High School
Jade Lowery
Liberty - Liberty County High School
Sadie Curtis
Madison - Madison County High School
Aidan Cody
Manatee - Southeast High School
Kaycee Kirby
Manatee - Parrish Community High School
Saleth Fernandez Castro
Marion - Dunnellon High School
Delaney Peterson
Marion - Belleview High School
Aria Kaul
Martin - South Fork High School
Maia Espinoza
Miami-Dade - Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Georgi Fair-Bumbray
Miami-Dade - BioTECH @ Richmond Heights High School
Elizabeth Roque
Miami-Dade - Barbara Goleman Senior High School
Jack Bridger
Monroe - Key West High School
Emory Mersereau
Nassau - Fernandina Beach High School
Penelope Gordon
Okaloosa - Fort Walton Beach High School
Emma Michel
Okaloosa - Niceville High School
Maximilien Peresse
Okeechobee - Okeechobee High School
Caralyn Campbell
Orange - Edgewater High School
Jessie Nunez Sosa
Orange - East River High School
Hexuan Sun
Orange - Timber Creek High School
Estefany Capote
Osceola - NeoCity Academy
Rebecca Walls
Osceola - Harmony High School
William Baltazar
Palm Beach - Pahokee Middle-Senior High School
Audrey DellaVecchia
Palm Beach - Wellington Community High School
Rishi Iyer
Palm Beach - Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts
Jackson Cullison
Pasco - Land O' Lakes High School
Ethan Kartawidjaja
Pasco - Cypress Creek High School
Sai Joshitha Vadapalli
Pasco - Gulf High School
Katherine Drozhinin
Pinellas - Largo High School
Kaci Nelson
Pinellas - Hollins High School
Kyran Torres-Spelliscy
Pinellas - Largo High School
Zander Franke
Polk - Kathleen Senior High School
Catherine Nguyen
Polk - Haines City High School
Shlok Patel
Polk - Bartow Senior High School
Paisleigh Williams
Putnam - Palatka Jr-Sr High School
Colton Tucker
Santa Rosa - Navarre High School
Anniston Walker
Santa Rosa - Pace High School
Dominik DiBenedetto
Sarasota - North Port High School
Selby Kirschner
Sarasota - Sarasota High School
Gia Han Le
Seminole - Lake Brantely High School
Rachel Shuai
Seminole - Winter Springs High School
Anna Kerllenevich
St. Johns - St. Augustine High School
Gabriella Mantineo
St. Johns - Pedro Menendez High School
Lucas Huang
St. Lucie - Lincoln Park Academy
Fernando Torres Rodriguez
St. Lucie - Treasure Coast High School
Brady Kline
Sumter - The Villages Charter High School
Alexi Pack
Suwannee - Suwannee High School
Natorria Fitchett
Taylor - Taylor County High School
Esinam Agama
TSC - Tallahassee Collegiate Academy
Ella Currin
UF Lab School - P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
Ashton Bunkley
Union - Union County High School
Reagan Dispennette
Volusia - Spruce Creek High School
Carter Eby
Volusia - Seabreeze High School
Mattie Harrell
Wakulla - Wakulla High School
Hayden Arnold
Walton - Walton High School
Aubrey Deal
Washington - Chipley High School
Scholarship Winners
March 5-6, 2026
Orlando, Florida
Sarah Dabees
Collier - Aubrey Rogers High School
Ryan Peet
Glades - Moore Haven Middle High School
Farhan Emran
Hendry - Clewiston High School
Rakesh Raj
Leon - James S. Rickards High School
Emma Michel
Okaloosa - Niceville High School
Jessie Nunez Sosa
Orange - East River High School
Jackson Cullison
Pasco - Land O' Lakes High School
Sai Joshitha Vadapalli
Pasco - Gulf High School
Selby Kirschner
Sarasota - Sarasota High School
Gia Han Le
Seminole - Lake Brantely High School