Milton Graduates Named National Merit Scholars

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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation on Wednesday announced that 13 recent Fulton County graduates have been named National Merit Scholars.

In addition to the prestigious National Merit Scholar distinction, these 2015 seniors earned National Merit scholarships from participating colleges. College-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners:

Centennial High School

• Ryann Khalil

Chattahoochee High School

• Tara Cooper
• Nirav Ilango
• Samuel Weinbach

Johns Creek High School

• Sevda Arjomand
• Rachel Kim

Milton High School

• Christian Kirkup
• Sibley Lyndgaard

North Springs Charter High School

• Veronica Sondervan

Northview High School

• Dhaumya Shah

Riverwood International Charter School

• Jeffrey Hooks
• Ethan Mann
• Luka Marinkovic

In April and early May, National Merit announced 35 winners that received scholarships from the organization itself and underwriting corporations. Three students also were named National Achievement Scholars, a similar academic competition for African-American high school students. A final round of college-sponsored National Merit winners will be announced July 13.

All of the students first were identified through exceptionally high scores on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and SAT. They had a record of high academic performance and were endorsed and recommended by their school administration.

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