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January 7, 2025
By brianpowell
The Flinn Foundation has selected 78 Flinn Scholarship Semifinalists to advance in the process to earn Arizona’s most competitive merit-based college scholarship.
The Flinn Scholarship, now in its 40th year, is valued at more than $135,000 and provides a full ride covering tuition, housing, meals, and at least two study abroad experiences in partnership with Arizona’s public universities.
The 20 Arizona high-school seniors ultimately selected for the award will attend Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, or the University of Arizona beginning this fall.
The Flinn Foundation will announce the Flinn Scholars Class of 2025 in late April.
The 2025 Semifinalists were selected based on their academic achievement, leadership and service, and personal characteristics from more than 1,100 applications submitted in October. The Semifinalists not named Flinn Scholars receive a $15,000 per year scholarship if they choose to attend one of the state’s three public universities.
“To be named a Flinn Scholarship Semifinalist is an extraordinary accomplishment for an Arizona student who has been successful in the classroom and a leader in their school and community,” said Anne Lassen, Flinn Foundation vice president, scholarship and education initiatives. “We look forward to our two days of interviews later this month where we can learn more about their talents, character, and goals.”
This year’s 78 Semifinalists attend 62 high schools from 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties, a mix of traditional public, charter, private, and online schools.
The Semifinalists will participate in virtual interviews Jan. 22 and 23. About half of the students will advance as Flinn Scholarship Finalists and interview in-person at the Flinn Foundation in March before the program’s five-person Selection Committee.
The Class of 2025 Flinn Scholarship Semifinalists, including county, high school, and city of residence, are:
Cindy Huang, BASIS Flagstaff, Flagstaff
Hannah Gibson, Thatcher High School, Thatcher
Roselyn Dorrell, Morenci High School, Clifton
Maryam Al Qaderi, Xavier College Preparatory, Peoria
Corona Annala, Peoria High School, Glendale
Nassar Bahody, West Point High School, Goodyear
Adam Bedeir, BASIS Phoenix, Paradise Valley
Sophia Birkholz, Red Mountain High School, Mesa
Cianna Brooks, Sunrise Mountain High School, Peoria
Anthony Bushard, Basha High School, Chandler
Maya Ysabella Bustos, Sandra Day O’Connor High School, Phoenix
Cooper Call, Arcadia High School, Phoenix
Pravneet Chadha, Mountain Ridge High School, Phoenix
Krish Desai, Paradise Valley High School, Phoenix
Ashton Dolce, BASIS Scottsdale, Phoenix
Aidan Feirstein, Gilbert Classical Academy High School, Queen Creek
Sophia Flores, McClintock High School, Tempe
Evelyn Frost, Campo Verde High School, Gilbert
Hannah Garcia, Corona del Sol High School, Tempe
Aanvi Goel, Xavier College Preparatory, Paradise Valley
Eliut Gonzalez, Glenview College Preparatory High School, Phoenix
Nealah Haderly, Deer Valley High School, Glendale
Joshua Harris, Lincoln Preparatory Academy, Chandler
Harper Helfman, Desert Mountain High School, Scottsdale
Dyuthi Heroor, Mountain Ridge High School, Peoria
Oliver Hoerth, Paradise Valley High School, Phoenix
Tara Hojjati, Arizona College Prep High School, Chandler
Rishi Johari, Perry High School, Chandler
Parker Johnson, Arizona School for the Arts, Phoenix
Connor Jung, North High School, Phoenix
Alexis Kelley, Red Mountain High School, Mesa
Cyra Khourdepaz, Boulder Creek High School, Anthem
Vinesh Kothari, BASIS Mesa, Gilbert
Katherine Lam, University High School, Tucson
Bianca Leonard, Barry Goldwater High School, Phoenix
Brandon Lev, Liberty High School, Peoria
Caleb Liu, Hamilton High School, Chandler
Iulia Musat, Chaparral High School, Scottsdale
Divya Natarajan, Arizona College Prep High School, Gilbert
Jishnu Nayak, Arizona College Prep High School, Gilbert
Rafe Orr, Mountain View High School, Mesa
Erin Ortiz, Millennium High School, Litchfield Park
Anders Platt, American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North, Chandler
Jacob Sajan, Centennial High School, Peoria
Sage Schaffer, Madison Highland Prep, Phoenix
Smilangi Sidhugari, BASIS Chandler, Gilbert
Klarissa Stiff, Desert Vista High School, Phoenix
Rati Tabatadze, Gilbert Classical Academy, Tempe
Eliana Vasquez, Sunnyslope High School, Phoenix
Sudeep Vattikuti, BASIS Peoria, Peoria
Johanna Villanueva, Marcos de Niza High School, Tempe
Nandini Warrier, Paradise Valley High School, Scottsdale
Emma Xi, Hamilton High School, Chandler
Aidan Yu, Corona del Sol High School, Chandler
Alejandro Zayas Abril, Heritage Academy-Mesa, Mesa
Jacob Batty, Kingman Academy of Learning, Kingman
Grace Smithson, Blue Ridge High School, Pinetop-Lakeside
Diya Bhattacharya, BASIS Tucson North, Tucson
Tae Esperanza Cooper, Sequoia Choice Arizona Distance Learning, Tucson
Mason Fosdick, Mica Mountain High School, Corona de Tucson
Fox Foster, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson
Nishita Karikatti, BASIS Oro Valley, Tucson
Jeffrey Martinez Jr., Flowing Wells High School, Tucson
Jeanette Mendoza, Sunnyside High School, Tucson
Mallory O’Brien, University High School, Tucson
Sanjida Saba, University High School, Tucson
Avery-Shalom Valencia, Pueblo High School, Tucson
Lucy Waddell, Ironwood Ridge High School, Oro Valley
Johnny Yu, BASIS Tucson North, Tucson
Bryan Zhang, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson
Mario Aleman, Queen Creek High School, San Tan Valley
Jazmine Rendon, Nogales High School, Nogales
Joshua Herrera, Bradshaw Mountain High School, Prescott Valley
Malia Hirasa, Prescott High School, Prescott
Lucille Villanueva, Prescott High School, Prescott
Abhiram Chervu, ASU Preparatory Digital, Yuma
Isabella Duenas, Cibola High School, Yuma
Clarissa Haddad, Cibola High School, Yuma
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