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Dr. Carlo Rodriguez Scholarships awarded based on academic accomplishments and financial need.
Twelve Florida charter high school graduates have been named recipients of the 2025 Dr. Carlo Rodriguez Scholarship by the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS).
The Dr. Carlo Rodriguez Scholarships are merit-based financial awards of $1,500 each. They are awarded to college-bound or technical school-bound recent graduates of Florida charter schools.
Scholarship recipients have strong academic records and demonstrate financial need. Scholarship funds may be used towards college expenses, including tuition, textbooks, materials and supplies, and computer equipment.
Dr. Carlo Rodriguez was an education advocate who worked tirelessly to expand quality school choice options for children. He was the head of the charter school office of Miami-Dade Public Schools and was named to head the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice. He passed away unexpectedly in 2007.
Listed alphabetically, the recipients of the 2025 Dr. Carlo Rodriguez Scholarships are:
—Amaya Baker, Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores
—Emilly Dos Reis, Discovery High School, Lake Alfred
—Justin Duke, River City Science Academy Middle and High School, Jacksonville
—Cole Dunsford, McKeel Academy of Technology, Lakeland
—Jake Hutchinson, Pensacola State College Charter Academy, Pensacola
—Pooja Khalil, SouthTech Academy High School, Boynton Beach
—Amari Lopez, Sarasota Military Academy, Sarasota
—Alyssa McIntyre, SouthTech Academy High School, Boynton Beach
—Jethiel Morales, Pepin Academy Tampa
—Emily Reyes, River City Science Academy Middle and High School, Jacksonville
—Polina Tiukova, Avant Garde Academy of Broward High School in Hollywood
—Gage Yarbrough, Pineapple Cove Classical Academy, Palm Bay
“The Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools salutes the hard work and dedication of the 2025 winners of the Dr. Carlo Rodriguez Scholarship,” said Robert Haag, President of FCPCS. “We applaud their achievements during high school and expect more great things as they move forward with their future educational endeavors.”
The Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools acknowledges the meaningful support it receives for the Dr. Carlo Rodriguez Scholarship Program from EGIS Insurance & Risk Advisors of Boca Raton. The company sponsored four of the scholarships and is a preferred partner of the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools. Eight of the scholarships are sponsored by FCPCS.
About the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary as part of the 2024-2025 school year, the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS) is the leading charter school membership association in the state. Since its inception in 1999, FCPCS has been dedicated to creating a national model of high quality, accredited public charter schools that are student-centered and performance-driven. FCPCS
