More East Cobb students earn National Merit Scholarships

Eight more students from East Cobb have been awarded National Merit Scholarships. The National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners come from six different schools.

According to a release from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, the recipients are “judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.”

These scholarships are financed by the Corporation, which announces recipients through the end of the school year.

• Vipul Bansal, Walton: Probable career field: Consulting
• Podtakorn Detchprohm, Fulton Science Adademy: Probable career field: Industrial Engineering
• Elizabeth George, Lassiter: Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
• Mara Claire Hanlon, Campbell: Probable career field: Nursing
• Elizabeth Anne Jones, Pope: Probable career field: Ecology
• Riley E. Rice, Walton: Probable career field: Medicine
• Ryan Zee-Jay Tan, Walton: Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
• Julia Wolgast, Holy Innocents Episcopal School: Probable career field: Medicine

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