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Students from Chicago Public Schools Chosen for Full-tuition Scholarships Through Posse Foundation

25 February 2025

Seventy-three CPS students were selected for the prestigious scholarship, making up the majority of the 2025 class of Posse Scholars

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CHICAGO – Dozens of graduating seniors from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will be entering universities with full scholarships this fall, after recently learning they were selected to be part of this year’s prestigious group of “Posse Scholars.” 

The Posse Foundation releases the awards annually, recognizing students who are positive and motivated leaders in their high schools and communities, with a commitment to education, teamwork and diversity. As in previous years, CPS students make up the majority of the 2025 class of Posse Scholars – 73 out of the 116 Chicago-area students awarded.

“We are incredibly grateful to the Posse Foundation for recognizing the talent and drive of our District’s amazing students,” said CPS CEO Pedro Martinez. “CPS students continue, year after year, to make up the majority of Posse Scholars. To me, this shows that our mission is working and we are upholding a public education system in Chicago that provides opportunities for some of the best and brightest of our next generation.”

The Posse Foundation, established in 1989, identifies, recruits, and trains students nationally from local public high schools and sends them in multicultural teams — posses — of 10 students to colleges and universities across the country. Award recipients have collectively won about $2.45 billion in full‐tuition merit scholarships from Posse partner schools. Posse scholars earn scholarships based on student leadership abilities, work in team settings, and a desire to succeed, among other criteria.

“The Posse Foundation is deeply committed to providing talented young people with the opportunity to thrive in higher education and beyond,” said Posse Foundation President and Founder Deborah Bial. “These 73 students from Chicago Public Schools have demonstrated exceptional leadership. Their success is a testament to their hard work and determination, and we are excited to see the positive impact they will make on campus and in their communities.”

Below is the full list of CPS scholars for 2025:

Name

School

University

Romy Adorno

Lane Technical High School

Whitman College

Salvador Alfaro-Fernandez

Hubbard High School

Cornell University

Edwin Alvarez-Lara

Noble Street Charter-Pritzker College Prep

Dickinson College

Rachel Amure

King Jr. College Preparatory High School

Connecticut College

Karina Anaya

Disney II Magnet School - Lawndale Campus

Trinity College

Oluwadara Arogundade

Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy

Oberlin College

Brianna Arteaga

Roosevelt High School

Trinity College

Margot Avery

Lane Technical High School

Oberlin College

Ayesha Bachcha

Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Nour Bakheit

Mather High School

Middlebury College

Patrick Betsayda

Noble Street College Prep-Pritzker College Prep

Pomona College

Nathaniel Buescher

Lincoln Park High School

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Isabella Campos

Solorio Academy

Whitman College

Angela Chan

Jones College Preparatory High School

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Diego Chinchilla

Amundsen High School

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Diego Cruz-Loyde

George Westinghouse College Prep High School

Pomona College

Oliver Curt

The Ogden International School of Chicago High School

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Chloe Darby

King Jr. College Preparatory High School

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fatma Dia

South Shore International College Prep

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Janese Dozier

Perspectives - Leadership Academy Campus

Whitman College

Julie Duarte

Solorio Academy

DePauw University

Ketzalli Duron

Lane Technical High School

Cornell University

Jocelyn Espadin

Intrinsic Schools - Downtown Campus

Middlebury College

Noe Favela

Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Damarius Franklin

ITW David Speer Academy

Middlebury College

Frank Fregoso

Lake View High School

Dickinson College

Khabbab Gassikia

Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Nevia Gilbert

Orr Academy High School

Connecticut College

Beza Girma

Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center

DePauw University

Julissa Gomez

Noble Street Charter- Chicago Bulls College Prep

Oberlin College

Ava Gurrola

Lane Technical High School

Pomona College

Robert Hollins

Mather High School

Connecticut College

Heaven Holloway

South Shore International College Prep

Trinity College

CJ Jacobs

Taft High School

Whitman College

Alex Johnson

Noble Street Charter -Golder College Prep

Pomona College

Carisma Jones

Disney II Magnet School - Lawndale Campus

Oberlin College

Micah Knight

Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School

Whitman College

J'Aliyah Livingston

Noble Street - Gary Comer College Prep

Connecticut College

Jayaraj Lobo

Lane Technical High School

Cornell University

Keira Marks

George Westinghouse College Prep High School

DePauw University

Sofia Martinez

Noble Street - Rauner College Prep

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Edward McKinnie

Noble Street -Pritzker College Prep

Pomona College

Akari McPhee

Noble Charter-Noble Street College Prep

Whitman College

Mia Ines Meneses

George Westinghouse College Prep High School

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Jamiya Mosley

South Shore International College Prep

Dickinson College

Dylan Murphy

Noble Street - UIC College Prep

Trinity College

Syed Naqvi

Lane Technical High School

Trinity College

Ashley Nguyen

Mather High School

Oberlin College

Salma Olivares

William Howard Taft High School

Dickinson College

Oluwatosin Oni

South Shore International College Prep

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Julissa Ortiz

Chicago High School for the Arts

Oberlin College

Micah Quinones

ITW David Speer Academy

Oberlin College

Ashley Quintero

Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center

DePauw University

Johanna Ramirez

Back of the Yards College Prep

Cornell University

Ariana Ramos

Jones College Preparatory High School

Middlebury College

Aunika Risbrook

DeVry Advantage Academy

Dickinson College

Victoria Roberts

Kenwood Academy High School

DePauw University

Beyonca Rodriguez

George Washington High School

Whitman College

Alejandra Rubalcaba

Lake View High School

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Alberto Salgado

Hubbard High School

DePauw University

Layla Sanchez

Lane Technical High School

Whitman College

London Shields

Kenwood Academy High School

Middlebury College

Kyari Sidney

Richard T. Crane Medical Preparatory High School

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Kathleen Tam

Noble Charter-Noble Academy

Pomona College

Sara Tejeda

Mather High School

Trinity College

Joshua Terry

Kenwood Academy High School

Trinity College

Ximena Torres

Farragut Career Academy High School

Cornell University

Anh Tran

Lane Technical High School

Trinity College

Rosaline Ventura

Solorio Academy

Pomona College

Dashawn Williams

Noble Charter-Noble Academy

Pomona College

Genevieve Winston

Lane Technical High School

Trinity College

Luke Yolich

Whitney Young Magnet High School

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Roquer Zuniga Reyes

George Washington High School

Cornell University