5 Lake Washington School District Students Receive National Merit $2500 Scholarships

Press release from the Lake Washington School District:

May 19, 2021

Redmond, Wash. – The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced today that five Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students will receive National Merit $2500 Scholarships. Fifty-two students were selected statewide for these awards.

The students receiving National Merit $2500 Scholarships are:

• Isabelle Bodkhe (Redmond), Redmond High School
• Oscar Lo (Redmond), Redmond High School
• Arnav Narula (Redmond), Redmond High School
• Amelie E. Sharples (Redmond), Redmond High School
• Rohan M. Krishnan (Sammamish), Eastlake High School

These students are five of the 2,500 distinguished high school seniors nationwide to win this scholarship. They were selected from a talent pool of more than 16,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.

National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors. They select students based on their academic record including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist and a recommendation written by a high school official. These scholars may use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university.

This press release was produced by the Lake Washington School District. The views expressed are the author's own.