Introducing Our 2025 Cooney Scholars

Each year, Destination: College selects student-athletes from the graduating class to be honored as Cooney Scholars—students whose academic excellence, leadership, and grit, embody the very best of our mission.

The Cooney Scholarship Program at Destination: College is named in memory of Jeff Cooney, DC’s former board member who was unwavering in his dedication to our mission. Following Mr. Cooney’s untimely passing in 2018, all DC scholarships were named in his honor, ensuring that his legacy lives on through the achievements of our students.

At our 2025 Best Night of the Year celebration—joined by members of the Cooney family—Destination: College honored the vital contributions of our coaches, volunteers, and supporters while proudly introducing this year’s class of Cooney Scholars.

The 2025 Cooney Scholars are 21 student-athletes who represent 12 different sports teams from all three Mount Vernon high schools: Mount Vernon High School, the Denzel Washington School of the Arts, and the STEAM Academy.

More than just a scholarship, the Cooney Program is a promise—to champion student-athletes with big dreams, and to support each Scholar for continued success through their college years and beyond.

Congratulations to our 2025 Cooney Scholars! We are so proud of you!

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