6/24/2021 Making the grade: National merit scholarship winners announced ___
NEWSEDUCATION National Merit Scholarship winners announced Students will receive $500 to $2,,000 annually for up to four years
OAKLAND, CA – JUNE 2: Visualisual andand PerformingPerforming ArtsArts PathwayPathway graduatesgraduates celebratecelebrate afterafter theirtheir graduationgraduation ceremonyceremony forfor thethe ClassClass ofof 20212021 atat SkylineSkyline High football feld in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday,, JuneJune 2,2, 2021.2021. AA totaltotal ofof 275275 studentsstudents graduatedgraduated fromfrom thethe fourfour learninglearning pathwayspathways atat SkylineSkyline High School. From Computer Science and Technology Pathway,, 7373 graduated,graduated, 7979 fromfrom EducationEducation andand CommunityCommunity HealthHealth PathwayPathway,, 6565 fromfrom GreenGreen Energy Pathway and 58 from Visualisual andand PerformingPerforming ArtsArts PathwayPathway.. EachEach pathwaypathway isis havinghaving itsits ownown graduationgraduation scheduledscheduled eacheach dayday fromfrom TTuesday to Friday.. (Ray(Ray Chavez/BayChavez/Bay AreaArea NewsNews Group)Group)
By PETER HEGARTY || [email protected] || BayBay AreaArea NewsNews GroupGroup PUBLISHED: JuneJune 18,18, 20212021 atat 10:2110:21 a.m.a.m. || UPDUPDATED: JuneJune 19,19, 20212021 atat 2:392:39 p.m.p.m.
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The Nattiionall Meriitt Schollarshiip Corporattiion has announced more tthan 3,,100 wiinners off schollarshiips ffiinanced by U..S.. colllleges and uniiversiittiies..
Offffiiciialls off each sponsor collllege sellectted tthe wiinners ffrom among tthe ffiinalliistts iin tthe schollarshiip program who pllan tto attttend ttheiir iinsttiittuttiion..
The awards wiillll proviide $500 tto $2,,000 annualllly ffor up tto ffour years off undergraduatte sttudy att tthe iinsttiittuttiion ffiinanciing tthe schollarshiip.. More schollarshiips wiillll be announced iin JJully..
The awards are beiing underwriitttten by 160 hiigher educattiion iinsttiittuttiions:: 85 priivatte and 75 publliic iinsttiittuttiions llocatted iin 42 sttattes and tthe Diisttriictt off Collumbiia..
More tthan 1..5 miilllliion jjuniiors iin aboutt 21,,000 hiigh schoolls enttered tthe 2021 Nattiionall Meriitt Schollarshiip Program when tthey ttook tthe 2019 Prelliimiinary SAT/Nattiionall Meriitt Schollarshiip Qualliiffyiing Testt,, whiich served as an iiniittiiall screen off program enttrantts..
Lastt ffallll,, aboutt 17,,000 semiiffiinalliistts were named.. Semiiffiinalliistts were tthe hiighestt--scoriing program enttrantts iin each sttatte and representted lless tthan 1% off tthe nattiion’’s hiigh schooll seniiors..
Each semiiffiinalliistt submiitttted a dettaiilled schollarshiip applliicattiion,, iinclludiing an essay,, and proviided iinfformattiion aboutt exttracurriicullar acttiiviittiies and awards.. Semiiffiinalliistts allso needed tto have an outtsttandiing academiic record and be recommended by a hiigh schooll offffiiciiall..
The schollarshiips are ffunded by aboutt 400 iindependentt corporatte and collllege sponsors..
Here are tthe wiinners ffrom tthe Bay Area::
ALBANY::
ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL
Kaii Weiiner
ATHERTON::
MENLO SCHOOL
Sttelllla Ell--Fiishawy
SACRED HEART PREPARATORY SCHOOL
JJane L.. Brocketttt
BELMONT::
CARLMONT HIGH SCHOOL
Evan C.. Wong
BENICIA::
BENICIA HIGH SCHOOL
Brandon T.. Bllack
CAMPBELL::
WESTMONT HIGH SCHOOL
Anna M.. Hanuska
Megan K.. Marshallll
Asttriid II.. Popoviicii
CUPERTINO::
MONTA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
Ramya U.. Chamkerii
Elliijjah F.. Diiaz
Robertt Liiu
Surajj R.. Matthashery https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/06/18/national-merit-scholarship-winners-announced/?fbclid=IwAR3e5dCzX9wjUjttg-zncjLYg6-HHSzAV1_TQx_J-… 2/7 6/24/2021 Making the grade: National merit scholarship winners announced
DANVILLE::
SAN RAMON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
IIzabelllla Ge
MONTE VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
Daniiell He
ATHENIAN SCHOOL
Radman T.. Zarbock
DUBLIN::
DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL
Candiice Lee
JJonatthan E.. Park
Kylle R.. Shii
Briian Yoon
Eriic Zheng
QUARRY LANE SCHOOL
Kanchan U.. Naiik
FREMONT::
MISSION SAN JJOSE HIGH SCHOOL
Sabriina L.. Caii
Katthlleen R.. Luo
Serena Mao
Viigasiinii Rajjaram
Kylle N.. Wong
Eriic E.. Xu
IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Chandrallekha Garapatty
Anniie Wen
Brandon Ye
FREMONT CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Siimeon JJ.. Godwiin
AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
Adiittya Kumar
HALF MOON BAY::
HALF MOON BAY HIGH BAY
Corwiin L.. JJones
HILLSBOROUGH::
CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS SCHOOL
Novak K.. Chernesky
LOS GATOS:: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/06/18/national-merit-scholarship-winners-announced/?fbclid=IwAR3e5dCzX9wjUjttg-zncjLYg6-HHSzAV1_TQx_J-… 3/7 6/24/2021 Making the grade: National merit scholarship winners announced
LOS GATOS HIGH SCHOOL
Anjjallii M.. Vaiidya
MILLBRAE::
MILLS HIGH SCHOOL
Meghan M.. Kelllly
MOUNTAIN VIEW::
ST.. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL
Dhruv D.. JJattkar
Hamza Y.. JJamall
OAKLAND::
COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Dariius A.. Suplliica
HEAD-- ROYCE SCHOOL
Viikram Ramaswamy
PALO ALTO::
HENRY M.. GUNN HIGH SCHOOL
Eiirene Ang
Luke Z.. Fllees
JJack R.. Herrema
Zachary Meyers
Henry P.. Moshffeghii
PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL
Halllliie E.. Faustt
Avery Bryn Hanna
Nattalliia L.. Maahs
Siimon S.. Miinamii
Drew M.. Mukherjjee
PLEASANTON::
AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Matttthew Day
Emiilly Liim
Niina M.. Mootthedatth
FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL
Briian JJ.. Fu
Adiitth Swarup
ROSS::
BRANSON SCHOOL
Anniie T.. Wang
SAN FRANCISCO:: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/06/18/national-merit-scholarship-winners-announced/?fbclid=IwAR3e5dCzX9wjUjttg-zncjLYg6-HHSzAV1_TQx_J-… 4/7 6/24/2021 Making the grade: National merit scholarship winners announced
LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
JJacquelliine Meii
Cllaiire JJ.. Raffffertty
SAN JJOSE::
ARCHBISHOP MITTY HIGH SCHOOL
IIsaac Lii
Niikhiill A.. Murtthy
Tiiffffaniie Huang
BRANHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Tiiffffany Elliim La
THE HARKER SCHOOL
Uttkarsh Priiyam
LYNBROOK HIGH SCHOOL
Aayushii Agrawall
Melliissa Z.. Chen
Siivanjjallii E.. Wiilllliiams
Priiyanka Anand
EVERGREEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Aahana Chowdhurii
LEIGH HIGH SCHOOL
JJames T.. Diing
Yeomiin Yun
Eriin Zhu
LELAND HIGH SCHOOL
IIvan Zhu
PIEDMONT HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
Cllaiire Yuan
PRESENTATION HIGH SCHOOL
Margarett S.. Wang
VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Grace C.. Kennedy
Angella Giigii Tsang
SAN MATEO::
JJUNIPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL
Adiittya Patthak
Ronan Manniing
THE NUEVA SCHOOL
Evan H.. Stteiirman
ARAGON HIGH SCHOOL https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/06/18/national-merit-scholarship-winners-announced/?fbclid=IwAR3e5dCzX9wjUjttg-zncjLYg6-HHSzAV1_TQx_J-… 5/7 6/24/2021 Making the grade: National merit scholarship winners announced
Kaylla A.. Shiiao
SAN RAMON::
CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL
Sriiram Ganesan
DOUGHERTY VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Aniikett Chatttterjjee
Arjjun Garg
Aniish Lahoranii
Vedasamhiittha Padiisettttii
Salliika Vummarao
Cllaiire Z.. Zhang
SARATOGA::
SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL
Stteffano L.. Corno
IIriitth M.. Kattiiyar
Dyllan L.. Overby
SUNNYVALE::
FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL
Samuell L.. Shen
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