Calabasas Students Named National Merit Scholars

Calabasas CA

12 May, 2021

12:54 PM

Description

CALABASAS, CA — Two students from Calabasas High School were named National Merit Scholarship Corp. award winners this year. The 2,500 Merit Scholars who each won a $2,500 scholarship were chosen from a pool of 16,000 finalists, according to the corporation. Winners were judged based on their academic record, SAT and PSAT scores, participation in school and community activities, recommendations and essays. A team of college admissions officers and high school counselors chose the finalists. Merit Scholars were announced Monday and included the following CHS students: Quynhanh N. Nguyen - probable career field: medicineJeremy H. White - probable career field: chemical engineering This announcement marked the second round of National Merit Scholarship awardees in 2021. Additional winners will be announced June 2 and July 12. The National Merit Scholarship Corp. said it will award a total of $30 million to 7,500 "academic champions" by this fall. — Michael Wittner and Patch staffer Courtney Teague contributed to this report.