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Coca-Cola Scholars Program, Regional Finalists & Semifinalists
February 23, 2021
Two Plano ISD seniors have been named as regional finalists for the 2021 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. The selection process for this scholarship is a three-step process.
Regional Finalists
- Jada Li, Plano East Senior High
- John Rho, Plano West Senior High
Regional finalists: Jada Li, Plano East Senior High and John Rho (right) with Plano West Counselor Michelle Altom.
Regional finalists were selected from a pool of 99,403 applications nationwide based on their academic excellence, leadership and service to school and community. By being named regional finalists, both students move to the next round of competition, regional interviews, to compete for the 150 college scholarships worth $20,000 to be awarded by the Coca-Cola Foundation. After these interviews are conducted in late February, 150 of the regional finalists will be designated as Coca-Cola Scholars; scholars will each receive a $20,000 scholarship awarded in March and participate in the Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Development Institute facilitated by program alumni. Collectively, the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation will award $3.1 million in college scholarships.
Semifinalists
1,609 semifinalists were selected from over 99,000 initial applicants. Four Plano ISD semifinalists were named:
- Jada Li, Plano East Senior High
- John Rho, Plano West Senior High
- Alay Shah, Plano West Senior High
- Reeya Shah, Plano West Senior High
Plano West Senior High semifinalists, Alay Shah, Reeya Shah and John Rho.