Heights High Has 1 National Merit Semifinalist This Year

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — Heights High School senior Rohan Bruce has been named a 2019 National Merit Scholar Semifinalist. She has an opportunity to compete for college scholarships in 2019.

More than 1.5 million students annually enter the competition for National Merit Scholarships. When students take the PSAT they are automatically entered into the fray. Less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors become semifinalists.

Nationally, 16,000 National Merit Semifinalists were recognized this year. Bruce is part of that elite group of students.

Bruce is a member of the Academic Challenge team, which won its TV round appearance last spring. She is also a member of the theater department and has had roles in all of the department's productions. She'll have a supporting role in this year's musical, "Damn Yankees."

"I love acting because I like taking the words of another writer and giving them my voice and perspective,” she said.

Bruce plans to attend college next year and has applied to several prestigious universities, including Butler University, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Richmond.