Fourteen recent high school graduates from East Cobb have been named recipients of National Merit Scholarships that are given out by the university or college of the student’s choice.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced more than 2,000 recipients nationwide this week, and they are awards that provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.
The scholarships are awarded based on a number of factors, including test scores and grade-point averages, essay and information about extracurricular activities, awards, and leadership positions.
The students from East Cobb attended six different public and private high schools and will be enrolled at nine different universities in the fall.
Most have declared intended fields of study in engineering fields, but they also include business, education, the arts and marine biology.
- Ella Arnett, Lassiter: University of Georgia (project management)
- Maksymilian Bardwell, North Cobb: University of Georgia (education)
- Adam W. Bethea, Walton: University of Alabama (computer engineering)
- Samuel J. Garrow, Lassiter: American University (software engineering)
- John Hovsepian, Wheeler: Texas A & M (chemical engineering)
- Sean Shangrui Jiao, Walton: Indiana University (musical performance)
- Owen Murphy, Walton: Florida State (law)
- Connor Park, Walton: University of Georgia (biochemical engineering)
- Carter Ray, Walton: University of Georgia (political science)
- Dylan S. Song, The Westminster Schools: Tufts University (medicine)
- Ella Tse, Walton: University of Georgia (mechanical engineering)
- Anna Claire Wright, Pope: Auburn University (marine biology)
- Jack Hansen, Lassiter: Brigham Young University (business administration)
- Caroline Young, Lassiter: University of Georgia, biochemical engineering
Related:
- Cobb school district taps longtime deputy as police chief
- Wheeler graduates urged to ‘find something that you love’
- Silver Pen awards go to Addison, Powers Ferry, Rocky Mount students
- Pope graduates told: Have ‘attitude that makes a difference’
- Walton graduates told to ‘appreciate what you get to do’
- Lassiter graduates encouraged to ‘find your community’
- Kell graduates asked to ‘never forget where you came from’
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