Coronado Student Receives National Merit Scholarship

Coronado CA

12 May, 2021

12:14 PM

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CORONADO, CA — Thirty students of San Diego County schools — including a student from Coronado 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 included the following San Diego County students: Joseph Colarusso of Chula Vista, Eastlake High SchoolSophia Epley of Chula Vista, Francis Parker SchoolPaloma Ronis von Helms of Coronado, Coronado High SchoolRichard Chao of La Jolla, La Jolla High SchoolMarjorie MacDonald, of La Jolla, La Jolla High SchoolHafeez Merali of Lakeside, El Capitan High SchoolZahir Ahmed of San Diego, Del Norte High SchoolShayan Azmoodeh of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyShree Gopalakrishnan of San Diego, Scripps Ranch High SchoolEmily Kang of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyDhruv Kumar of San Diego, Rancho Bernardo High SchoolHeidi Lau of San Diego, Westview High SchoolSusan Lee of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyErika Li of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyJessica Lin of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyLauren Pickard of San Diego, Rancho Bernardo High SchoolElden Ren of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyLiam Yile Tan of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyEmily Tianshi of San Diego, The Cambridge SchoolJeffrey Wang of San Diego, The Bishop's SchoolKelly Wang of San Diego, Torrey Pines High SchoolLindsay Wright of San Diego, Del Norte High SchoolAbigail Wu of San Diego, The Cambridge SchoolMichael Wu of San Diego, Westview High SchoolSophie Wu of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyVivian Wu of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyMaxwell Yao of San Diego, Canyon Crest AcademyCynthia Zhang of San Diego, Del Norte High SchoolBoston Moreland of San Marcos, La Jolla Country Day SchoolVivek Vijayakumar of San Marcos, San Marcos High School 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. Patch editors Courtney Teague and Kristina Houck contributed to this report.