2 MIHS Seniors Selected as 2025 Coca-Cola Scholar Semifinalists

Mercer Island, WA, October 18, 2024 – Mercer Island High School seniors Kyle Gerstel and Sophia Loiselle have been selected as 2025 Coca-Cola Scholar Semifinalists.

Gerstel and Loiselle are two of 1,336 students who were among the 1.27% selected as Semifinalists from over 105,000 applicants from across the country. The duo will continue through the Coca-Cola selection process by submitting their Semifinalist applications to be reviewed by the Coca-Cola Scholar Program Reading Committee. After this review by the committee, 250 will advance as Regional Finalists, with 150 becoming Coca-Cola Scholars and receiving a $20,000 college scholarship.

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A joint effort of Coca-Cola bottlers across the country and The Coca-Cola Company, the Coca-Cola Scholars Program is the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship program in the United States. With the addition of the 37th class, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have provided more than 7,050 Coke Scholars nationwide with over $87 million in scholarships since 1986.

In addition to receiving college scholarships, those students selected as Coca-Cola Scholars will be welcomed into a vibrant community of alumni that has become a powerful force for positive change in the world. Through networking, collaborations, and friendships, the group strives to make a greater impact together. Initiatives include a podcast called The SIP (The Coke Scholars Ignite Podcast) and the ninth year of a coaching program that partners seasoned alumni with first-year Scholars as they transition to college. Every 5 years, all alumni are invited to a Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Summit.