Chamblee High Student Awarded National Merit Scholar

Melat M. Hagos is one of about 800 African American high school seniors who was recently awarded an achivement scholarship through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

The awards, totaling over $2 million, are financed by grants from 34 corporate organizations and professional associations, and by National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Hagos, a student at Chamblee High School, was awarded a $2,500 scholarship. His probable career field is environmental engineering.

The National Achievement Scholarship Program is a privately financed academic
competition established in 1964 specifically to honor scholastically talented black American youth and to provide scholarships to a substantial number of the most outstanding participants in each annual competition.

By the conclusion of the 2013 program, marking the 49th annual competition, about 32,600 participants will have received scholarships for undergraduate study worth more than $103 million.

The program is conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance.