The Cohorts
See Bezos Scholar cohorts from past years.
2025
Tomball High School
Tiffany Clyde & Shaurya Kante
Timber Creek High School
JulieAnne Halsey & Nathan Kwok
Socorro High School
Javier Rubio & Isabella Villalobos
San Jacinto Leadership Academy
Priscilla A. Grijalva & Turner Daudert
San Diego High School of International Studies
Jennifer Pickering & Liya Getahun
Porter High School
Autumn Rose Dowdy & Euphoria White
John Bowne High School
Felicia Bifulco & Sally Awuku
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Natalie St. Fleur & Jeslyn Kamga
Eastern High School & Northeast Regional Library
Tonya Swan & Mariam Kandel
Cypress High School
Shelley Hawkins & Parsmi Rajput
Canandaigua Academy
Ashley Fisher & Lindsey LeTran
Adairsville High School
Emily Thompson & Vivian Reyes-Martinez
African Leadership Academy
Catherine Delight, Marwa Kriraa, Lubanzi Mhlonishwa Tsabedze, Elvis Chacha, Anotidaishe Chinyadza, Abigail Maina
2024
Woodrow Wilson High School
Daniel Thalkar & Hanna Corona
Wayne Memorial High School
Yvette Jonna-Moore & Olivia Farmer
School of Science and Engineering
Julie Carver & Albert Westbrook
School for Advanced Studies – Wolfson Campus
Martha Cabrera & Amy Zhou
Ronald E. Mcnair Academic High School
Sundoes Elbery & Rayana Ba
Pebblebrook High School
Amanda Xiques & Lizzie Casaleno
Northside College Preparatory High School
Anna Park & Jenny Au
John I. Leonard High School
Carla Rodas-Piña & Angelica Mejia
Freeport High School
Lawrence Bamberger & Evan Negron
De La Salle North Catholic High School
Anne Warrington & Kahlial Lofquist
Baltimore City College High School
Evelyn Pearcy & Brissia Lopez Castro
Champlin Park High School
Virginia Brown Acevez & Kamar Sati
African Leadership Academy
Nandi Mgwaba, Tatenda Shamiso Mazambani, Kashimani Simasiku, Helena Appakouo Dogo, Amani Nyonyoozi Tumusiime, Abdelkarim Ben Fraj
2023
African Leadership Academy
Kenesa Tamiru Huluka, Oluwabusola Oni, Nassiratou Ali Djibo, Chiagoziem Regina Ikeyi, Ahmed Kazadi Kabuya
North Penn High School
Carmina Taylor & Yordanos Lemma
School for the Talented and Gifted
Rhonda Craven & Victoria Myers
Tuscarora High School
Mary Bishop & Priyanka Gupta
Gresham High School
Cyrus Harshfield & Kim Cortes-Martinez
Los Osos High School
James R. Wilson & Jessie Jingqi Lin
Washtenaw International High School
Daniel Giddings & Dyuthi Aryasomayajula
McAllen Memorial High School — Lamar Academy
Aimee Nunez & David Arturo Muñoz Matta
Aberdeen Central High School
Kerry Konda & Breanna Wollman
Barry Goldwater High School
Victoria E. Muñoz & Brendan Salisbury
Valencia High School
William Truong & Amanda Liu
Patchogue-Medford High School
Emily Rohme & Rithika Sivapokaran
Granada Hills Charter High School
Sean Lewis & Aayushi Garg
2022
Framingham High School
Diane Burke & Amelia Coates
Los Altos High School
Jessica Lujan & Eric Ye
Seaside High School
Jacqueline Ballesteros Martinez & Sarah Lester Guzmán
African Leadership Academy
Natalia Maria Sikombe, Mohamed Elfaisal Khalid Ahmed, Wazaino Mwambene, Rehema Kabunda Nicole Bogita, Mohamed Taha Khorchani, Michael John Olivier
Union High School
Erik Wittanen & Jean Lin
Penn Wood High School
Ava L. Alexander & Nhaomi Lartey
North Stanly High School
Tina H. Carter & Abigail Wahl
Lamar High School
Franklin Wu & Sally Woolweaver
Idea Weslaco Pike
Natilisa Rodriguez & Ana Garces
Harrisonburg High School
Danae Delozier & Anish Aradhey
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Diya Jha & Paige Spangler
Global Leadership Academy
Taylor Alcantar-Campbell & Eduardo Javier Acevedo
Cedar Hill High School
Chandler Vernon & Michael Clear Jr.
2021
The 2021 Bezos Scholars cohort participated entirely virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, connecting online for workshops, collaboration, and project development throughout the year.
Bayside High School
Bubuney Havi & Maureen Loflin
North Central High School
Sawyer Husain & Tom Gayda
School for Advanced Studies-North Campus
Flavia Nunez & Michele Mar
Hightower High School
Isabel Ohakamma & John Glenn Santos Ramon, PhD
Inlet Grove Community High School
Gabriel Gerig & Francisco Javier Lopez Ortiz
Brown County High School
Josephine Fields & Kristi Billings
Edmonds-Woodway High School
Owen Lee & Nick Wellington
Westchester Academy for International Studies
Bella Garcia & Mayra Valle
Montgomery Blair High School
Isoiza Emah & Tony Mensah
Rancho High School
Runzhi Hu & Susan Potts
Cutler Bay Senior High School
Ammi Lucy Hernandez & Carla Felix
Old Town High School
Avery McCoy Ell & Natalie Davis
African Leadership Academy
Jaelene Sharveshni Iyman, Selima Terras, Suyash Nowbut, Saifeddine Lahmar, Panashe Noel Jonga, Ssanyu Sematimba
2020
Due to the unprecedented impact of the global pandemic, we were unable to safely select US Scholars and host the program during the 2020-21 academic year. Before the pandemic shut down schools across the globe, our partners at the African Leadership Academy (ALA) already selected their 2020 ALA Bezos Scholars team. With support from ALA leadership and our program, their team decided to move forward with leading the ninth annual South African Ideas Festival (SAIF)—and first ever virtual festival.
African Leadership Academy
Patra Wanjiru Mwaniki, Maged Hassan, Akinfolami Akin-Alamu, Macdonald Chirara, Chizoma Duru, Ssanyu Sematimba
2019
African Leadership Academy
Nkembo Kiala, Thaksheel Nirvaan Alleck, Nicolus Mositi, Mpiwa Gwindi, Mike Remezo, Abigael Abuga
Livingston Collegiate Academy
Cobren Greer & Zidikiyah Morrison
Glen A. Wilson High School
Matthew Rojas & Victor Ye
Piedmont Classical High School
Lowana Wade & Trey Chapman
Granada Hills Charter High School
Cynthia Quintana & Sarah Tran
Taylor Allderdice High School
Jennifer McGonagle & Peyton Klein
C. E. Byrd High School
April W. Carberry & Robert Lawrence
Benjamin Franklin High School
Kady Clincy & Rangasri Narayanamoorthy
Colton High School
Jorge Alvarez & Ernest Cisneros
Ideate High Academy
Dana Dale & Nicolette Peji
Noble High School
Jessica Cutliffe & Madison Momenee
Lafayette High School
Precious White-Jordan & Jalan Drummond
Kokomo High School
Leslie Lewis & Brayden York
2018
African Leadership Academy
Tsion Tesfaye, Samkelo Ntetha, Salome Maina, Rutendo Njawaya, Jonathan Banza, Jelissa Kamguem
Amundsen High School
Alden Reed & Amy Exposito
Gonzales High School
Candice McFarland Camacho & Cindy Aguilar Castaneda
ASU Preparatory Academy: South Phoenix
Jake Winfield & Style Ranger
Harlingen School of Health Professions
Jose Becerra & Matthew Garcia
Charlottesville High School
Matt Shields & Cole Fairchild
Harrisburg High School SciTech Campus
Kevin Varano & Hoang Le
Pomeroy High School
Lori Flynn & Alex Bremer
West High School
Crystal King & Mishka Banuri
Hawthorne Math & Science Academy
Victoria Kratz & Christian Alexander
James Hillhouse High School
Rachele Thomas & Makayla Dawkins
Gahr High School
Christina Moreau & Mayowa Jolayemi
West Valley High School
Aaron Atkinson & Brandon Plowman
2017
African Leadership Academy
Kim Hoffman, Winnie Msamba, Felix Morara, Chernor Diallo, Diana Spencer
Highland Park High School
Donnie Martino & Kate Atschinow
Deering High School
Danielle Wong & Mulki Hagi
New Buffalo High School
Richard Eberly & Felix De Simone
California Academy of Math and Science
Susan Brakel & Kaetlyn Rodriguez
Orange High School
Hooman Behzadpour & Taiwo Odunowo
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Regina O’Neal & Isaac Spokes
The Preuss School UCSD
Chellyn Castro Boquiren & Eric Tran
Northside College Preparatory High School
Gregory DiFrancesco & Ibraheem Khan
Memphis Central High School
Mary Olson McIntosh & Amal Altareb
Baltimore City College High School
Jennifer Gaither & Andrew Altman
Irma L. Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School
Ann Marano & Samantha Casas
Wheat Ridge High School
Rebecca Ugander & Dylan Hess
2016
African Leadership Academy
Melissa Mbazo, Smangaliso Mbili, Marubini Muswede, Josphat Lowoi, Joel Baraka, Andreia Marcelo
Detroit Lakes High School
Karin Fritz-Staley & Anna Schumacher
James Madison High School
Dan Maloney & Peter Yang
The Connecticut IB Academy
Jill McNulty & Shubham Pai
Northwest School for the Arts
Okemia June & Tonaysia Price
Democracy Prep Charter High School
Teng Yang & Yabundu Conteh
IDEA Quest College Preparatory High School
Marcos Silva & Michael Mireles
Elkhart High School
Cody Mitchell & Jacob Urbina
School for Advanced Studies
Jeff Dearing & Debora Gonzalez
West Salem High School
John Divelbiss & Casey Chaffin
New Rochelle High School
Camille Edwards-Thomas & Ana Acevedo
Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Dr. Erica Bauer & Cole Robbins
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School
Molly Diallo & Faris Qubain
2015
African Leadership Academy
Ernest Asante, Portia Kuivi, Francis Okong’o Kinyanjui, Liston Cosmas, Francis Chitawo, Estela David
Aiea High School
Trisha Liu & Perry Arrasmith
Poudre High School
Kelby Benedict & Gillian Breuer
Whetstone High School
Andrea Patton & Akeem Adesiji
Patrick Henry High School
Diane Casola & Ciara Mulcahy
Lincoln High School
Christopher Maly & Elizabeth Yost
Port of Los Angeles High School
Kevin Yourman & Gabrielle Paras
New Caney High School
Judith McWilliams & Gile Alimasi
Gambold Preparatory Magnet High School
Melody Coryell & Isaac Vaught
Tokay High School
Sandra Starr & Julie Fukunaga
J. Sterling Morton High School
David Rose & Niquan Dawson
William G. Enloe High School
Kevin Shuford & Shivpriya Sridhar
Knoxville West High School
Caleb Clark & Griffin Hamstead
2014
African Leadership Academy
Simone Ige, Imane Bounana, Deepshikha Parmessur, Michael Gyampo, Samuel Opoku-Agyemang, Franklyn Odhiambo
East High School
Karen McChesney & Raymond Pryor IV
Lake Area New Tech Early College High School
Carl Woodward & Kennedy Jefferson
Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy
Rachel Sands & Khushi Suri
Stuyvesant High School
Eric Ferencz & Edward Antonio
Myers Park High School
James Scott & Audrey Huynh
Maui High School
Clint Gima & Christopher Kim
Coral Reef Senior High School
Marcia Ferguson & Leila Abdelrahman
Rowe Clark Math and Science Academy
Sonia Gonzales & Paulina Torres
Montrose High School
Lori Roberts & Valeria Schmidt
Academy Park High School
Susan Reutter & Victor Ariyo
Wichita East High School
Michael J. Boykins & Yash Kamath
Davenport Central High School
Michael Anthony Trujillo & Pablo Haake
2013
African Leadership Academy
Josh Adler, Solomon Martey, Oumar Ba, Omolemo Matloga, Ntemena Kapula, Gift Kiti
Atascocita High School
Elyse Catoe & Natali Espitia
Benjamin Franklin High School
Lisa Hartman & Jessica Garda
Charles Herbert Flowers High School
Lisza Morton & Damani Eubanks
Cleveland High School
Janice Morton & Elizabeth Chung
Whittier High School
Nico Loeff & Carlos Flores
Shaker Heights High School
Lauren Keener & Anna Katz
Como Park Senior High School
Kathryn Kahn & Marshal Landrum
Boca Raton Community High School
Stefanie Gross & Montita Sowapark
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
Corey Alderdice & Joseph Dobson
West Salem High School
Pattie Sloan & Eleanor Fadely
International School of Beaverton
Jill O’Neill & Courtney Hauck
Highland Park High School
Adam Gold & Oscar Lee
2012
African Leadership Academy
Ryan Findley, Eyerusalem (Jerry) Dibaba Assefa, Bradley Opere, Varisth Baluckram, Gabriel Wamunyu, Nokwanda Ramatheko
Clarke Central High School
Ian Altman & Dory MacMillan
Milford Central High School
Philip Durkin & Spencer O’Bryan
Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Aaron Weiss & Ethan Bresler
Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School
Jabari N’Kosi & Jeremiah Grant
Pleasant Hill High School
Marietta Bonaventure & Candace Joyner
Northeast High School
Randa Flinn & Kiona Elliott
Grimsley High School
Roberta Rohan & Kassra Homaifar
Fort Bend Education Complex
Naomi Brown & Christopher Sabbagh
David Prouty High School
Rachael Mott & Samantha Laney
Baltimore City College High School
Philip Stephenson & Noah Smith
Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
Cheryl Matthews-Valery & Tafari John-King
Glendale High School
Justine Lines & Kayna Lantz
2011
African Leadership Academy
Segun Olagunju, Tafadzwa Matika, Kenza Bouhaj, Julius Kakwenzire, Abdramane Diabate
Central High School
Alisa Boyd & Valerie Quirk
KIPP San Jose Collegiate
Caroline Gifford & Evelyn Torres
Patrick Henry High School
Nicole Doherty & Locher Grove
Presque Isle High School
Mary Warren & Kent Smith
School for the Talented and Gifted
Erika Ellis & Nicholas Okafor
North Star Academy College Preparatory High School
Kim Frankel & Sundoes Elbery
International School of the Americas
Steve Magadance & Nikki Santiago
Helena High School
Linda Safty Unsworth & Andrew Mitchel
Columbus Alternative High School
Davan Dodrill & Sarah Sinclair
Benjamin Franklin High School
Jane Maher & Jennifer Tu
Bellingham High School
Chris Michel & Katie Cooke
Cypress Creek High School
Linda Shaddix & Miguel Goncalves
2010
Freedom High School
Vivian Fiallo & Elisa Berson
Chief Sealth International High School
Noah Zeichner & Molly Freed
Lafayette Senior High School
Zachary Matson & Jonathan Karp
Morgan County High School
Mark Wilson & Katherine Key
The Preuss School UCSD
Anne Artz & Miriam Million
Northside College Preparatory High School
Tim Devine & Andrew (Honghe) Li
South Salem High School
Jason Niedermeyer & Andy Zhang
Davenport Central High School
Gail Heninger & Jonathon O’Leary
Lincoln High School
J.P. Caruso & Micaela Pacheco Ceballos
Presque Isle High School
Jennifer Bourassa & Paul Elish
Central High School
Kyle Wallace & Marc Simon
Lawrence North High School
Heather Stockdell & Rosemary Pritchett-Montavon
2009
Wichita East High School
Crystal Pilcher & Samanvitha Sridhar
Milford Central High School
Beatrice Webb & Jane O’Bryan
Freedom High School
Rosemary Owens & Blake O’Connor
The Bronx High School of Science
Valerie Reidy & Robert Esnard
Northside College Preparatory High School
John Belcaster & Caroline Mills
Greeley West High School
Edie Reynolds & Lanna Giauque
The Preuss School UCSD
Scott Barton & Paul Tran
Kalamazoo Central High School
Christopher Bullmer & Simon Boehme
Noble High School
Jen England & Sean Ashburn
James Madison High School
Troy Arneson & Valerie Shen
City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park
Frank DiLeo & Jimmitti Teysir
Saint Augustine High School
Brian Braddock & Yannick Trapman-O’Brien
2008
Thomas Jefferson High School
Mark Marshall & Patrick Clay
Garfield High School
Gretchen Wilkinson & Anna Miller
Community High School
Tim Doak & Noelle Dubay
Lee High School
Steven E. Amstutz & Rigoberto Soto
Lusher Charter High School
Tiffany Cherrie & James Robert
James Madison Memorial High School
Kara Glaaser & Hannah Postel
Lawrence North High School
Melody Coryell & David Langdon
Yonkers Middle and High School
Ralph Vigliotti & Jazmin Graves
Classical High School
Beth Battey & Tania Murillo
Overland High School
Jana Frieler & Luke Niforatos
Wichita High School
Jennifer Fry & Sahdia Khan
Miami Palmetto Sr. High School
Patricia Valois & Lucy Li
2007
KIPP Houston High School
Venessa Ramirez & Sonia Gonzalez
Todd Beamer High School
Joshua Garcia & Jordan Crook
Boston Latin Academy
Catherine Chiu & B.L. Alterman
Booker T. Washington High School
Debi Boyles & Angela Colwell
Suncoast High School
Kevin Oates & Mylo Cheng
Lowell High School
Jennifer Moffitt & Weina Zhao
School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG)
Alfonso Correa & Donivon Fletcher
CREC Metropolitan Learning Center
Caryn Stedman & Meghan Hussey
City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park
Dr. William Kresse & Rebecca Bass
Eastern High School
Jim Sexton & Zach Barnes
Tyler Consolidated High School
Sandt Weese & Cailin (Prunty) Herczyk
Hellgate High School
Renee Conner & Kiandra Rajala
2006
Elgin High School
Dawn Guentert & Allison Burgess
Foster High School
Andrea Gamboa & Kiera Calcote
Biloxi High School
Todd Boucher & Tyler Firth
Baltimore City College High School
Leslie Kriewald & Jesse Hassinger
Raleigh Charter High School
Shayne Klein & Kathryn Huddleston
Abraham Lincoln High School
Scott Troeger & Huong Phan
Albany High School
Margot Plumadore & Sa’-Kiera Hudson
Hellgate High School
Patricia Hixson & Hannah Rolston
Masterman High School
David Meketon & Ethan Amaker
Lowell High School
Othello Jefferson & Diana Suen
Grand County High School
Hal Adams & Cooper Henderson
Classical High School
Ellen Conroy & Jonathan Migliori
2005
The inaugural Bezos Scholars cohort consisted exclusively of students.
Foster High School
Christopher Heygood
Whitney Young Magnet High School
Christopher Johnson
Booker T. Washington High School
Kasheena Sermons
Abraham Lincoln High School
Manuel Nunez
Cherry Creek High School
Scott Gallagher
Stuyvesant High School
Steve Teng
Thomas Jefferson High School
Ann Rebollar
Park Hill High School
Laura Eisenbeis
Suncoast High School
Emily Congdon
Bellevue High School
Michael Farage
Hunter College High School
Simon Schreier
CREC Metropolitan Learning Center
Marisa Zúñiga