2 Maple Grove Seniors Win National Merit Scholarships

Maple Grove MN

12 May, 2022

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MAPLE GROVE, MN — Two high school seniors from Maple Grove are among the thousands who earned National Merit Scholarships this year. Daria M. Haner is set to receive a $2,500 scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which runs the program. Haner, a senior at Blake School's Northrop Campus in Minneapolis, intends to pursue an education in science and research, according to the organization. Haner was among 2,500 scholarship winners named Wednesday who were chosen from a group of more than 15,000 "outstanding" finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program, the organization said. MN House Speaker Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Working Remotely They were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors, who analyzed students' applications, academic records and scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which students took as juniors in October 2020. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation several weeks ago named about 1,000 winners of corporate-sponsored scholarships, including one from Maple Grove. David Peng Xu, a senior at Wayzata High School, was awarded a National Merit Scholarship sponsored by Emerson Electric. Maple Grove Hospital Gets 'C' Grade In 2022 Hospital Safety Ranking Corporate sponsors support scholarships for finalists who are children of employees, residents in the communities they serve or who plan to pursue an education in fields encouraged by the sponsor, according to the organization. Most corporate-sponsored scholarships provide annual stipends of $1,000-$10,000 and can be renewed for up to four years, though some provide a single payment of $2,500-$5,000, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation said. The organization plans to name about 4,000 additional winners in June and July. By the time those winners are announced, about 7,500 high school seniors will have won about $28 million in National Merit Scholarships in 2022, the organization said. REGIONAL NEWS: Avian Flu Found In Wild Fox In Anoka County; 1st MN Mammal Case: DNRSpecial Olympics USA Games Coming To Minnesota In Summer 2026Edina Lawyer Jarvis Jones Joins Hennepin County Attorney RaceEdina Art Fair To Return In June After 2-Year Pandemic Hiatus