Vestavia Students Named National Merit Finalists

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL — More than a dozen students from Vestavia Hills High School have been named 2020 National Merit finalists.

Fifteen VHHS students were named finalists, and will be attending the following schools:

• Mallory Berry - University of Arizona
• Laura Reed Cunningham - Auburn University
• Kyuna Kim - Vanderbilt University
• Robert Laughlin - Florida State University
• Jack Lin - Emory University
• Eileen Liu - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Isabella Lloyd - Brown University
• Shane Mackey - United States Naval Academy
• Caroline Magee - Texas A&M University
• Jacob Moore - University of Virginia
• Andrew Precise - Rhodes College
• Benjamin Reynolds - Rhodes College
• Robby Turner - Georgetown University
• David Wang - Purdue University
• Amanda Wilson - Auburn University

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. Approximately 1.6 million high school students enter the program each year.