New Rochelle HS Senior Awarded 2023 National Merit Scholarship

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — New Rochelle High School senior Momir I. Petrovic is among the 10 Hudson Valley residents to receive National Merit scholarships in the third round of the 2023 awards.

The merit scholar winners announced Wednesday were among more than 3,000 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities.

Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the Finalists in the 2023 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.

An additional group of Scholars will be announced in July, bringing the total number of college-sponsored Merit Scholarship recipients in the 2023 competition to more than 3,800.

They are a part of the distinguished group of more than 7,140 high school seniors who will receive National Merit Scholarships for college undergraduate study worth nearly $28 million. Earlier this spring, NMSC announced winners of corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards and National Merit $2500 Scholarships.

The local recipient in the first round of college-sponsored awards:

• Momir I. Petrovic of New Rochelle. New Rochelle High School. Probable career field: Computer Science. NATIONAL MERIT RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP

"New Rochelle High School celebrates with tremendous pride the success of Momir," NRHS Principal Dagoberto Artiles said. "We are extremely grateful for the efforts of the incredible teachers who supported and inspired him to be a high achiever. I also want to thank Momir’s parents and our central office and board of education for supporting us in providing a world class learning environment. Go Huguenots!!!"

Petrovic is a board member of the Computer Science Honor Society and is currently taking afternoon classes at Iona University.

"I want to get a job as a software developer while pursuing game development as a hobby," he said.

SEE ALSO:

• 3 HV Seniors Named National Merit Scholars In 1st Round
• 30 Hudson Valley Seniors Win 2023 National Merit Scholarships