Acton Students Awarded National Merit Scholarship

ACTON, MA — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation this week announced a new round of scholarship winners which included two students from Acton. The scholarships are worth $2,500.

Applicants to the National Merit Scholarship are judged on a combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.

More than 1.5 million students apply annually for the highly competitive scholarship.

The winners of the one-time scholarships were chosen by a panel including high school counselors and college admissions specialist. The winners come from a pool of 15,000 semifinalists that were chosen earlier this year.

This year's Acton winners are Basil Sousounis and Rajdeep Banerjee. A student at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Sousounis plans to study economics. Boxborough winner Rajdeep Banerjee also won the scholarship. Banerjee is a student at Acton-Boxborough Regional High and plans to study engineering.