HPHS Student Awarded National Merit Scholarship To Tulane

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — A Highland Park High School student was named among 3,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities Wednesday.

By the time the final list of winners is announced next month, a total of about 7,500 high school seniors will have received more than $32 million in scholarships to pursue undergraduate education, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Winners are chosen by each of the sponsoring colleges from among finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship program who planned to attend the schools. The awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years.

The latest HPHS student to be awarded a National Merit Scholarships is:

Jacob S. Heilizer, Highland Park
Probable career field: Medicine
Heilizer was awarded the National Merit Tulane University Scholarship.

Wednesday's announcement was the third so far this year. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) previously announced winners of corporate-sponsored awards and National Merit $2,5000 scholarships. The final announcement of college-sponsored awards has been scheduled for July 17.

Previously announced HPHS winners include the following students who were each awarded $2,500 from the NMSC's own funds.

Jeremy Burroughs, Highland Park
Probable career field: Undecided
Caroline M. Kisicki, Highland Park
Probable career field: Public Policy
Molly G. Solem, Highland Park
Probable career field: Undecided

The following Highland Park student was awarded a corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship.

Matthew Zurek, Highland Park High School
Probable career field: Computer Science
Zurek was awarded the National Merit Aon Scholarship.

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