Two Robinson Students Win National Merit Scholarships

Two students are among six Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students named winners of Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). 

Robinson's winners, with their probable career fields in parentheses, are:

• Kyle Gaulke (game design), National Merit Rochester Institute of Technology Scholarship.
• Cameron Plunkett (economics), National Merit University of Southern California Scholarship.

The other FCPS winners are:

• Rebecca Hyndman of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSSST) (biochemical research), National Merit Wheaton College Scholarship.
• Lizaveta Miadzvedskaya of TJHSST (law), National Merit University of Texas at Dallas Scholarship.  
• Jeffrey Lu of Herndon High School (engineering), National Merit Case Western Reserve University Scholarship.
• Jamison Fox-Canning of Langley High School (game design), National Merit Rochester Institute of Technology Scholarship.

The students are part of a group of more than 2,500 National Merit® finalists chosen to receive scholarships financed by higher education institutions.

Each scholarship winner was evaluated on his or her academic record, including difficulty levels of subjects studied and grades earned; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay describing activities, interests, and goals; SAT scores that confirmed outstanding test performance; and a recommendation and endorsement from a high school official. Each award provides between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the recipient’s scholarship.

Fairfax County Public Schools provided this information to Patch.