Haverford-Havertown Students Named National Merit Scholarship Winners

HAVERFORD-HAVERTOWN, PA — Five students in the Haverford-Havertown area have been named National Merit Scholarship winners.

These three students won $2,500 scholarships.

They are among 2,500 Merit Scholar designees who were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Below are local winners:

Sebastian C. Barnes, Havertown
La Salle College High School
Probable career field: Nuclear Engineering

Amy Huang, Havertown
Lower Merion High School
Probable career field: Public Health

Owen Yu, Downingtown
The Haverford School
Probable career field: Molecular Biology

Colin J. Kelly, Villanova
The Haverford School
Probable career field: Mathematics

Joey B. Kauffman, Wayne
The Haverford School
Probable career field: Screenwriting/Directing

These students were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors, who appraised a substantial amount of information submitted by both the finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the Finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.