2nd Round Of National Merit Scholarships: 96 Ohio Students Win

Cleveland OH

12 May, 2021

10:12 AM

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OHIO —Ninety-six students from Ohio are winners of the second round of the National Merit Scholarship, which awards $2500 to recipients. The first round of corporate-sponsored scholarships were announced April 21 and included 37 students from Ohio. For each state, the number of winners is proportional to the state's percentage of the nation's graduating high school seniors. The program says the winners are the finalists "judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies." More than 1.5 million students applied for the highly competitive scholarship and the program says that around 7,500 students will go on to win scholarships in 2021 that total $30 million. Winners of the college-sponsored scholarship will be announced in June and July. Here are the Ohio winners of the $2,500 scholarships: Julia Lynn Schwartz, Alliance High SchoolCole Charles Emerine, Avon High SchoolAmy W. Chen, Beachwood High SchoolVivien A. Marmerstein, Western Reserve AcademyPeter J. Soprunov, Beachwood High SchoolBrooke J. Cowan, Bexley High SchoolThomas Patton Giles, Lincoln High SchoolJoshua Tu, Columbus AcademyAndrew J. Yang, Seven Hills SchoolAnthony J. Mahoney, Maumee Valley Country Day SchoolKelci N. McNeal, Bridgeport High SchoolMason B. McKibben, Colonel Crawford High SchoolGabriella A. Howard, Canal Winchester High SchoolJeffrey X. Zhang, Centerville High SchoolEmily Grace Collins, Chagrin Falls High SchoolJeffery T. Fletcher, Chardon High SchoolAbigail S. Fisk, Chillicothe High SchoolNoah N. Dinerman, Sycamore High SchoolWilliam Thomas Ford, Indian Hill High SchoolWilliam L. Henkel, Turpin High SchoolAnna M. MacLennan, Anderson High SchoolAidan R. Moncelle, HomeschoolNorah C. Pack, Sycamore High SchoolNicolantonio Prentosito, Winton Woods High SchoolRishi Verma, Sycamore High SchoolAnnie W. Xia, Walnut Hills High SchoolAndrew Ying, Walnut Hills High SchoolBenjamin H. Underwood, Upper Arlington High SchoolJenny X. Fan, Revere High SchoolGavin P. Carr, Walsh Jesuit High SchoolAshrit Challa, Centerville High SchoolSylvia E. Long, Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolMaanasa Nandigam, Dublin Jerome High SchoolNikhil Srivastava, Dublin Jerome High SchoolCarter A. Pedela, Olentangy Orange High SchoolAlex H. Schroeder, Istem Geauga Early College High SchoolGavin M. George, HomeschoolRahul V. Ayanampudi, Hilliard Darby High SchoolCaitlyn S. Bockbrader, Hilliard Bradley High SchoolZoe E. Simmons, Crestwood High SchoolCaroline A. Borrillo, Springfield High SchoolJessica Ha Chang, Hathaway Brown High SchoolJacob C. Weiner, Hudson High SchoolAnastasia V. Seckers, Lakewood High SchoolKaili Tu, Olentangy Orange High SchoolJoanna K. Halfhill, Lexington High SchoolJoshua D. Uterstaedt, St. Xavier High SchoolBrooke F. Woods, Bishop Fenwick High SchoolAlexander Y. Ye, William Mason High SchoolMeg W. Yuan, Seven Hills SchoolSophia M. Costantino, McDonald High SchoolKatelyn G. Hamm, Medina High SchoolAditya Akula, New Albany High SchoolAagam Dalal, New Albany High SchoolJonas A. Muhlenkamp, Hoover High SchoolNagappranav Nagajothi, Jackson High SchoolNathan G. Hazlett, Copley High SchoolJohn J. Bauer, Oakwood High SchoolWilliam E. Groger, The Miami Valley SchoolBen J. Horstman, Ottoville High SchoolNischal Chennuru, Columbus AcademySamuel Z. Deng, Olentangy Liberty High SchoolSpencer W. Green, St. Charles Preparatory SchoolRyann A. Joseph, Olentangy Liberty High SchoolAmy K. Dokiburra, Twinsburg High SchoolAbhay K. Adury, Revere High SchoolJillian L. St. John, Rittman High SchoolMaxine N. Gilligan, Hathaway Brown SchoolMadeline R. Price, Shaker Heights High SchoolKaisal P. Shah, Hathaway Brown SchoolIsaac S. Van Orman, Shaker Heights High SchoolBrigette C. Fuentes, Hathaway Brown SchoolAlan Y. Han, Solon High SchoolRebecca E. Liebson, Solon High SchoolMatthew W. Cornelius, Strongsville High SchoolVardaan T. Shah, Strongsville High SchoolJonathan Cooper, Mariemont High SchoolIshan S. Khare, Ottawa Hills High SchoolVictor Gu, Upper Arlington SchoolBenjamin T. Meese, Champion High SchoolCatherine H. Adams, Westerville North High SchoolEmma E. Funderburg, Westerville Central High SchoolSimon Warren Squires, Metro Early CollegeLaura E. Wolfe, Westerville Central High SchoolRahul Jain, Westlake High SchoolJohn B. Jennings, St. Ignatius High SchoolKenneth Li, St. Ignatius High SchoolShruthi Ravichandran, Hathaway Brown High SchoolMacy J. Sinreich, Westlake High SchoolMaia G. Lin, Thomas Worthington High SchoolVictor L. Nash, Thomas Worthington High SchoolSeth A. Kahn, Wyoming High SchoolIsaac B. Towne, Wyoming High SchoolStefanie Zidarescu, Wyoming High SchoolVivek M. Prasad, Beavercreek High SchoolAnna J. Yang, Beavercreek High SchoolA total of 16,000 students were selected as finalists for the scholarships and the final winners are candidates "judged to have the strongest combination of academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies."