Easton Student Wins National Merit Scholarship

EASTON, CT — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced its third round of 2022 scholarship winners, and a Bethel student has made the list.

According to a news release, Joel Barlow High School student Alexis Ogrinz received a National Merit Purdue University Scholarship, and is eying a career in computer science. Students included in this round were chosen by officials at the college or university they plan to attend, and were picked from a list of 2022 National Merit Scholarship finalists who have enrolled in their institution.

Though officials didn't specify the amount of money each student will receive, the awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the school offering the scholarship.

Alexis is one of a group of about 7,500 high school seniors who will receive National Merit Scholarships for college undergraduate study worth nearly $28 million. Earlier this spring, NMSC announced winners of corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards and National Merit $2,500 Scholarships.

The third and final round of Merit Scholarship winners — who will also be recipients of college-sponsored awards — will be announced on July 11.