Hampton HS Students Honored for Academic & Technical Talent

Eighteen students from Hampton High School were recently recognized for their academic and technical skills.

Three students have been selected as finalists for National Merit Scholarship awards in 2021.

Teja Chaparala, Dylan Mitchell, and Aidan Sawyer are among 15,000 students across the country who are finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Awards. Of these, around 7,500 will be selected and announced as scholarship winners beginning in March.

Finalists are chosen from 50,000 students with the highest scores on the PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index. Students must meet several requirements in order to qualify as finalists, including having demonstrated high academic performance throughout their time in high school, and planning to attend college full-time in the fall of 2021.

A Certificate of Merit will be presented to each student in recognition of their achievement.

Additionally, fifteen students were recently accepted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) for their academic achievements in various career and technical fields.

The NTHS inductees participate in career and technical programs offered by the A.W. Beattie Career Center, which gives students hands-on, real-world experience in courses that fulfill elective credit requirements. NTHS is one of several organizations the students can join while enrolled at the career center.

The Hampton students inducted are:

Ronald Misencik, Auto Collision Technology; Thomas Voinchet, Ad Design; Brock Mattiuz, Carpentry; Brandon Hilliard and Jesse Majewski, Carpentry/Building Construction; Jonathan Tabon, Networking Engineering Technology; Hailey Majetic, Early Childhood Education; Jacob Holt and Anna Topper, Health and Nursing Sciences; Mark Gibson, HVAC; Jada Ivey and Haley Penley, Pastry Arts; Riley Isaac and Brandi Klutts, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapy; Liana Suski, Surgical Sciences.

A ceremony to honor these students is in the works, date and method pending.

The NTHS describes itself as an organization that “encourages higher scholastic achievement, cultivates a desire for personal excellence, and helps top students find success in today's highly competitive workplace.”

Membership includes the opportunity to apply for exclusive scholarships; the organization has given out over $2 million in scholarships to its members since 2005.

To be eligible for induction into NTHS, students must demonstrate at least a 3.0 GPA in either their overall education or within their chosen field of study.