Meet the 2026 Sunshine State Scholars

 

Alachua

Navya Goyal
Navya Goyal

Gainesville High School

Alachua

Amy Xiao
Amy Xiao

Buchholz High School

Baker

Miley Yarborough
Miley Yarborough

Baker County High School

Bay

Jacqueline Sternlicht
Jacqueline Sternlicht

J.R. Arnold High School

Bradford

Donald Painter
Donald Painter

Bradford High School

Brevard

Amari Thompson
Amari Thompson

Eau Gallie High School

Brevard

Eshan Vipuil
Eshan Vipuil

West Shore Jr/Sr High School

Broward

Michael Kozman
Michael Kozman

Nova High School

Broward

Kevin Miranda
Kevin Miranda

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Broward

Marina Ribeiro
Marina Ribeiro

Deerfield Beach High

Calhoun

Connor Adams
Connor Adams

Altha Public School

Charlotte

Leif Bretan
Leif Bretan

Charlotte High School

Citrus

Kanav Mathur
Kanav Mathur

Lecanto High School

Clay

Hajun Chun
Hajun Chun

Ridgeview High Scohol

Clay

Kaden Mercado
Kaden Mercado

Ridgeview High School

Collier

Maximus Bogert
Maximus Bogert

Palmetto Ridge HS

Collier

Sarah Dabees
Sarah Dabees

Aubrey Rogers High School

Columbia

Cody Maggard
Cody Maggard

Fort White High School

DeSoto

Bhumi Patel
Bhumi Patel

DeSoto County High School

Dixie

Lillia Nguyen
Lillia Nguyen

Dixie County Middle High School

Duval

Heidi Kelley
Heidi Kelley

Mandarin High School

Duval

Nathaniel Searl
Nathaniel Searl

Duncan U. Fletcher High School

Duval

Nicholas Searl
Nicholas Searl

Duncan U. Fletcher High School

Escambia

London Delancey
London Delancey

J. M. Tate High School

Escambia

Leia Kemp
Leia Kemp

Booker T. Washington High School

FAMU Lab School

Azariah Jean
Azariah Jean

FAMU Lab School

FAU Lab School

Kyle Loh
Kyle Loh

FAU High School

Flagler

Ethan Tincher
Ethan Tincher

Matanzas High School

FLVS

Cade Respess
Cade Respess

Florida Virtual High School

FLVS

Julia Rossini
Julia Rossini

Florida Virtual High School

Franklin

Anthony Rickards
Anthony Rickards

Franklin County School

FSU Lab School

Genesis Cruzado
Genesis Cruzado

Florida State University Schools

FSU Lab School Bay

Caleb Harder
Caleb Harder

The Collegiate School at FSU Panama City

Gadsden

Amya Burns
Amya Burns

Gadsden County High School

Gilchrist

Mason VunCannon
Mason VunCannon

Trenton Middle High School

Glades

Ryan Peet
Ryan Peet

Moore Haven Middle High School

Gulf

Taylor Pope
Taylor Pope

Port St. Joe High School

Hamilton

Brandon Garcia Tomas
Brandon Garcia Tomas

Hamilton County High School

Hardee

Nolan Roberts
Nolan Roberts

Hardee Senior High

Hendry

Farhan Emran
Farhan Emran

Clewiston High School

Hernando

Elijah Gibson
Elijah Gibson

Hernando High School

Hernando

Abigail McAuley
Abigail McAuley

Nature Coast Technical High School

Highlands

Kian Labra
Kian Labra

Sebring High School

Hillsborough

Saahil Nayar
Saahil Nayar

Middleton High School

Hillsborough

Ian Pegler
Ian Pegler

Plant High School

Hillsborough

Sofia Salazar
Sofia Salazar

Wharton High School

Holmes

Madison Williams
Madison Williams

Bethlehem School

Indian River

Aniela Kelly
Aniela Kelly

Vero Beach High School

Jackson

Jackson Kent
Jackson Kent

Marianna High School

Jefferson

Alesshia James
Alesshia James

Jefferson County Schools

Lafayette

Levi Smith
Levi Smith

Lafayette High School

Lee

Alexis Davis
Alexis Davis

Fort Myers High School

Lee

Sarah King
Sarah King

Riverdale High School

Lee

Austen Summy
Austen Summy

Fort Myers High School

Leon

Rakesh Raj
Rakesh Raj

James S. Rickards High School

Leon

Ashvin Sinha
Ashvin Sinha

James S. Rickards High School

Levy

Levi Hiers
Levi Hiers

Williston Middle High School

Liberty

Jade Lowery
Jade Lowery

Liberty County High School

Madison

Sadie Curtis
Sadie Curtis

Madison County High School

Manatee

Aidan Cody
Aidan Cody

Southeast High School

Manatee

Kaycee Kirby
Kaycee Kirby

Parrish Community High School

Marion

Saleth Fernandez Castro
Saleth Fernandez Castro

Dunnellon High School

Marion

Delaney Peterson
Delaney Peterson

Belleview High School

Martin

Aria Kaul
Aria Kaul

South Fork High School

Miami-Dade

Maia Espinoza
Maia Espinoza

Miami Palmetto Senior High School

Miami-Dade

Georgi Fair-Bumbray
Georgi Fair-Bumbray

BioTECH @ Richmond Heights High School

Miami-Dade

Elizabeth Roque
Elizabeth Roque

Barbara Goleman Senior High School

Monroe

Jack Bridger
Jack Bridger

Key West High School

Nassau

Emory Mersereau
Emory Mersereau

Fernandina Beach High School

Okaloosa

Penelope Gordon
Penelope Gordon

Fort Walton Beach High School

Okaloosa

Emma Michel
Emma Michel

Niceville High School

Okeechobee

Maximilien Peresse
Maximilien Peresse

Okeechobee High School

Orange

Caralyn Campbell
Caralyn Campbell

Edgewater High School

Orange

Jessie Nunez Sosa
Jessie Nunez Sosa

East River High School

Orange

Hexuan Sun
Hexuan Sun

Timber Creek High School

Osceola

Estefany Capote
Estefany Capote

NeoCity Academy

Osceola

Rebecca Walls
Rebecca Walls

Harmony High School

Palm Beach

William Baltazar
William Baltazar

Pahokee Middle-Senior High School

Palm Beach

Audrey DellaVecchia
Audrey DellaVecchia

Wellington Community High School

Palm Beach

Rishi Iyer
Rishi Iyer

Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts

Pasco

Jackson Cullison
Jackson Cullison

Land O' Lakes High School

Pasco

Ethan Kartawidjaja
Ethan Kartawidjaja

Cypress Creek High School

Pasco

Sai Joshitha Vadapalli
Sai Joshitha Vadapalli

Gulf High School

Pinellas

Katherine Drozhinin
Katherine Drozhinin

Largo High School

Pinellas

Kaci Nelson
Kaci Nelson

Hollins High School

Pinellas

Kyran Torres-Spelliscy
Kyran Torres-Spelliscy

Largo High School

Polk

Zander Franke
Zander Franke

Kathleen Senior High School

Polk

Catherine Nguyen
Catherine Nguyen

Haines City High School

Polk

Shlok Patel
Shlok Patel

Bartow Senior High School

Putnam

Paisleigh Williams
Paisleigh Williams

Palatka Jr-Sr High School

Santa Rosa

Colton Tucker
Colton Tucker

Navarre High School

Santa Rosa

Anniston Walker
Anniston Walker

Pace High School

Sarasota

Dominik DiBenedetto
Dominik DiBenedetto

North Port High School

Sarasota

Selby Kirschner
Selby Kirschner

Sarasota High School

Seminole

Gia Han Le
Gia Han Le

Lake Brantely High School

Seminole

Rachel Shuai
Rachel Shuai

Winter Springs High School

St. Johns

Anna Kerllenevich
Anna Kerllenevich

St. Augustine High School

St. Johns

Gabriella Mantineo
Gabriella Mantineo

Pedro Menendez High School

St. Lucie

Lucas Huang
Lucas Huang

Lincoln Park Academy

St. Lucie

Fernando Torres Rodriguez
Fernando Torres Rodriguez

Treasure Coast High School

Sumter

Brady Kline
Brady Kline

The Villages Charter High School

Suwannee

Alexi Pack
Alexi Pack

Suwannee High School

Taylor

Natorria Fitchett
Natorria Fitchett

Taylor County High School

TSC

Esinam Agama
Esinam Agama

Tallahassee Collegiate Academy

UF Lab School

Ella Currin
Ella Currin

P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School

Union

Ashton Bunkley
Ashton Bunkley

Union County High School

Volusia

Reagan Dispennette
Reagan Dispennette

Spruce Creek High School

Volusia

Carter Eby
Carter Eby

Seabreeze High School

Wakulla

Mattie Harrell
Mattie Harrell

Wakulla High School

Walton

Hayden Arnold
Hayden Arnold

Walton High School

Washington

Aubrey Deal
Aubrey Deal

Chipley High School