Two PG Seniors Win National Achievement Scholarships

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Two Prince George’s County Public Schools students are winners in the 2015 National Achievement Scholarship Program. Obichi Onwukwe from Parkdale High School along with Kameron Sheppard, from Eleanor Roosevelt High School, will both receive $2,500 scholarship awards.

“Congratulations to these outstanding students,” said Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, CEO, Prince George’s County Public Schools. “Our students continue to excel and prove that hard work pays off.”

Obichi is an International Baccalaureate Program candidate. She is an honor roll student with a cumulative GPA of 4.26. She has been accepted to many colleges and university including Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Howard University, Washington University, and University of Maryland Baltimore County. She plans to major in neurobiology or neuroscience.

Kameron is a honor roll student and has taken numerous advanced placement (AP) classes including physics B, physics C, chemistry, government, world history, English, English literature, calculus BC and computer science. Kameron is a member of the swim team and enjoys playing the piano. He plans to attend the University of Maryland College Park, where he will major in computer engineering.

More than 160,000 African American high school seniors competed for the National Achievement Scholarships, and 800 finalists will share awards totaling over $2 million.

For more information, visit the National Merit Scholarship Corporation website at http://www.nationalmerit.org.