Seven outstanding Irving ISD seniors are among the 7,026 students nationwide named QuestBridge National College Match Finalists, earning recognition as some of the country’s top high-achieving scholars.
Finalists are “matched” with one of the 55 QuestBridge college partners. The program connects high school seniors from across the country with full four-year scholarships valued at more than $325,000.
The generous financial aid package covers the full cost of attendance including tuition, housing, food and other experiences.
The scholarship winners will be announced Monday, December 1.
Below, you will find a list of each QuestBridge Finalist, listed in alphabetical order by last name:
- Ashmaan Dharani – Irving High School
- Rodrigo Sanchez – Irving High School
- Winner Kitoko – MacArthur High School
- Gabriela Guzman – MacArthur High School
- Marsiha Khan – Singley Academy
- Lara Nazar Sada Shattawi – Singley Academy
- Alan Tavares – Nimitz High School
Read in their own words what this opportunity means to several of our finalists:
“Irving ISD has shaped me in ways I’ll always be grateful for. My teachers pushed me, believed in me and made me feel capable even on the days I doubted myself. Through every class, leadership role and challenge, I learned resilience, confidence and discipline. Irving ISD gave me a community that supported me, encouraged me to dream bigger and helped me believe that opportunities like QuestBridge were possible for someone like me” – Lara Nazar Sada Shattawi
“I was inspired to apply to Questbridge from all the other brilliant Irving ISD students that encouraged me to. It is a great opportunity for the chance for a better future, but even if the college match doesn’t work out, the accomplishment itself is something to be grateful for” – Marsiha Khan
“Irving ISD has prepared me by allowing me to take rigorous coursework while layering in diverse, meaningful extracurriculars that have built an enriched, overlapping base of knowledge. The community in Irving ISD, especially the passionate teachers at Nimitz High School, has a deep commitment to students’ success and often creates unique pockets of excellence across campus” – Alan Tavares
