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