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21 Downingtown Area Students Chosen As National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
Several students took the first step in earning the nationally competitive, elite scholarship.
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Twenty one students from the Downingtown area have been chosen as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, the first step in qualification for the prestigious scholarship.
If selected, the scholarship awards students $2,000 per year of college study.
Local students include:
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DOWNINGTOWN H. S. WEST
- Kerwin, James L.
- Yerrapatruni, Saran Sukla
DOWNINGTOWN STEM ACADEMY
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- Jain, Shauna
- Kondoor, Diya
- Krothapalli, Vyom
- Luo, Hannah
- Mehta, Arav
- Nagaraj, Harivighnesh
- Padhy, Sejal
- Potdar, Shreyan
- Solanki, Neel
- Vadla, Shreyaj
- Vobilisetty, Siri
- Vytla, Saisubbarayudu
- Wani, Ojas
- Yadav, Sukriti
- Yang, Tongye
- Zhang, Zoe
BISHOP SHANAHAN H. S.
- Melcher, Lila H.
- Pham, Minh
- Voss, Clare E.
A total of 16,000 students nationwide have been selected as semifinalists.
Next spring, the group will be narrowed based on their high school achievements and other factors. A rough total of 6,700 finalists will be named to win scholarships.
All students nationwide are automatically entered into consideration when they take the PSAT test.
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