Schools
Gwinnett Graduates Receive National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarships
The college-sponsored scholarships were announced this week.
About 20 college-bound students from Gwinnett County learned this week that they won National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities.
Only 2,500 students across the country received awards, which provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship, officials said in a press release.
An additional group of scholars will be announced in July, which will bring the total number of college-sponsored Merit Scholarship recipients in the 2013 competition to 4,500.
Find out what's happening in Gwinnettfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
To earn finalist status, students had to present a superior academic record, a recommendation from their principal and an SAT score that was equivalent to or higher than their PSAT score. They also had to submit an application along with an essay.
In all, 8,000 high school seniors this year will receive National Merit scholarships for college undergraduate study worth more $35 million.
Find out what's happening in Gwinnettfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Local winners are:
Student's Name City of Residence High School Jeffrey L. Chang Berkeley Lake Wesleyan School Paige Jordan Orangio Dacula Mill Creek High SchoolEunji Ahn Duluth Rebecca A. Deitsch Duluth Homeschool Hammad A. Khalid Duluth Peachtree Ridge High School Nathaniel Bradley Adams Lawrenceville Peachtree Ridge High School Manav Dutta Lawrenceville Collins Hill High School Aaron C. Ragans Lawrenceville Brookwood High School Jenny M. Truong Lawrenceville Brookwood High School Kelly P. Croteau Lilburn Parkview High School Connor P. McDonald Lilburn Parkview High School Jason Maxwell Bires Loganville Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology Emily G. Dardaman Norcross Wesleyan School Emma C. Reidy Norcross Norcross High School Wilson Weichen Gao Suwanee Northview High School* Abhishek K. Goswami Suwanee North Gwinnett High School Joohyeun Kim Suwanee South Forsyth High School* Amanda G. Wall Suwanee North Gwinnett High School
For more information on the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, click here.
* The named high school is outside of Gwinnett County, however the students live in a city that crosses county boundaries.
(Editor's Note: Field editor Rodney Thrash contributed to this report.)
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.