The initial list of candidates for National Merit Scholarships has been named for the Class of 2024, and Walton and Wheeler High Schools in East Cobb are well-represented. 
They combined for 38 semifinalists–22 at Walton and 16 at Wheeler—out of more than 16,000 high school seniors across the country.
The program will award more than $28 million in scholarship aid to more than 7,000 recipients next spring. The students are chosen from a combination of grade-point averages and test scores, essays and teacher recommendations, as well as community activities.
The finalists will be announced later this fall.
Lassiter High School
- Andrew Best; Andrew Griffis, Eileen Grouchnikov
Pope High School
- Cristane Goodwin; Hayden Menezes; Clara Murray; Jay Natu; Simon O’Conno; Michael Soule; Paul Trotti
Walton High School
- Pranaya Balaji; Hunter Buchheit; Sheling Cai; Nikita Chacko; Sarah Clark; James Davis; Andrew Fang; Mirabelle Havette; Evan Hsu; Daniel Huang; Zhikai Huang; Omer Inan; Ethan Ju; Daniel Lin; Shria Manikkoth; Benjamin Priest; William Sasadu; Vansh Shah; Samrita Shetty; Emma Webb; Lydia Zeng; Stephen Zhu.
Wheeler High School
- Katherine Carter; Nathan DeLuryea; Param Desai; Oreoluwabomi Fakiyesi; Sophie Fang; Diya Garrepally; Vaishnavi Gogineni; Venya Gunjal; Richard Kang; Bradley McGhee; Kyan Nguyen; Christian Phanhthourath; Bryce Pyburn; Asmita Saraswat; Zachary Tong; Akshaj Yenumala.
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