Three students from Walton High School and two from Wheeler High School have been named recipients of National Merit Scholarships.
Another East Cobb student attending a private school in Fulton County also is among those recipients.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation this week announced 800 more graduating seniors nationwide had been named recipients of scholarships provided by the colleges and universities of their choice.
Those awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.
The local students, are listed with their high school, college choice and intended field of study:
- Jaden Choi, Wheeler, Case Western Reserve University, biochemistry;
- Prisha Dev, Wheeler, University of Georgia, medicine;
- Chloe Jieun Park, Walton, Emory University, neuroscience;
- Rishab Thiyagarajan, Walton, University of Georgia, industrial engineering;
- Sophie Y. Wang, Fulton Science Academy, Emory University, public health;
- Tiffany Yao, Walton, Emory University, business economics.
The NMSC said that more than 7,100 high school seniors graduating this year received scholarships totaling nearly $26 million.
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