Plainfield Student Earns National Merit Scholarship

PLAINFIELD, IL — One Plainfield Community Consolidated District 202 student was awarded a 2018 college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship.

Isaac W. Schennum of Plainfield North High School was awarded the Iowa State University of Science & Technology National Merit Scholarship. Schennum plans to pursue a career in computer science after attending the university in Ames, Iowa.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced approximately 3,500 winners of National Merit scholarships sponsored by colleges and universities. According to the organization, officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the Finalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution.

These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship, according to the organization. Sponsor colleges and universities include 100 private and 78 public institutions located in 44 states and the District of Columbia.

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