This year, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognized 39 Palm Beach County senior students in their annual National Merit Scholarship Program. After rigorous SAT testing and scholarship applications, the most distinguished high school seniors are awarded scholarships in one of three categories: Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships, National Merit $2,500 Scholarships or College-Sponsored Scholarships.
The first category, Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships, in which three Palm Beach County senior students were awarded scholarships, are financed by nearly 200 corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. Scholars are selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met criteria of their scholarship sponsors. Corporate-sponsors represent nearly all sectors of American industry from companies like PepsiCo to Motorola. Most of the awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $500 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university of their choice.
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Name
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Hometown
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High School
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Corporate Sponsor
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Joy Quan
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Boynton Beach
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Atlantic
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NextEra Energy, Inc.
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Lillian Zhang
Sophia Zheng
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Boca Raton
Palm Beach Gardens
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Spanish River
Dreyfoos SOA
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Motorola Solutions, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc.
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The second category, National Merit $2,500 Scholarships, in which eight Palm Beach County senior students were awarded scholarships, judges students off the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The eight Palm Beach County students were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 exceptional finalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation finances most of these single-payment National Merit $2,500 Scholarships.
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Name
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Hometown
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High School
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Summer Barrette
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Jupiter
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Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
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Eric Burchill
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Wellington
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Wellington Community
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Aneeshea Cason
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Loxahatchee
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Seminole Ridge Community
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Winston Cheung
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Delray Beach
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Atlantic Community
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Jack Leland
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Boca Raton
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Boca Raton Community
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John McCabe
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Jupiter
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William T. Dwyer
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Noah Towbin
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Delray Beach
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Olympic Heights Community
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Nikita Thomas
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Wellington
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Wellington Community
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The final category, College-Sponsored Scholarships, awarded 28 different outstanding Palm Beach County senior students. These scholarships were financed by U.S. colleges and universities, and scholarship winners were chosen by officials of each sponsor college from the pool of finalists 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.
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| Name |
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Hometown |
High School |
School Sponsoring |
| Sophia |
Athan |
Boca Raton |
Spanish River Community |
University of Florida |
| Ryan |
Chen |
Boca Raton |
Spanish River Community |
University of Florida |
| Eric |
Cohen |
Jupiter |
Suncoast Community |
University of Florida |
| Chase |
Correia |
Boynton Beach |
Atlantic Community |
Northwestern University |
| Noah |
Fletcher |
Jupiter |
Jupiter Community |
Florida State University |
| Taylor |
Frederick |
West Palm Beach |
Suncoast Community |
University of Florida |
| Eugenia |
Gomez |
Boca Raton |
Spanish River Community |
University of Miami |
| Mara |
Hubelbank |
Wellington |
Suncoast Community |
Northwestern University |
| Isha |
Joshi |
West Palm Beach |
Suncoast Community |
University of Florida |
| Jordan |
Kalick |
Jupiter |
Palm Beach Virtual |
University of Florida |
| William |
Kridel |
Delray Beach |
Spanish River Community |
Florida Atlantic University |
| Brandon |
Lam |
Greenacres |
Suncoast Community |
University of Florida |
| Kimberly |
Mace |
West Palm Beach |
Suncoast Community |
University of Florida |
| Nicole |
Marvez |
West Palm Beach |
Seminole Ridge Community |
Boston University |
| Brandon |
Morantz |
Boca Raton |
Spanish River Community |
University of Florida |
| Natalie |
Navarrete |
Boca Raton |
Boca Raton Community |
University of Georgia |
| Julia |
Nguyen |
Boynton Beach |
Alexander Dreyfoos School of the Arts |
University of Florida |
| Raghu |
Radhakrishnan |
Boca Raton |
Atlantic Community |
University of Florida |
| Adeeb |
Rashid |
Wellington |
Suncoast Community |
University of Florida |
| Joshua |
Roemer |
Wellington |
Suncoast Community |
University of Southern California |
| Joshua |
Siedman |
Lake Worth |
Park Vista Community |
Northwestern University |
| Zachary |
Speaks |
Jupiter |
Suncoast Community |
University of Florida |
| Jake |
Watson |
Boynton Beach |
Atlantic Community |
University of Florida |
| Madison |
Weech |
Lake Worth |
Park Vista Community |
University of Florida |
| Immanuel |
Wilson |
West Palm Beach |
Seminole Ridge Community |
University of Florida |
| Hannah |
Ye |
Wellington |
Suncoast Community |
University of Chicago |
| Edward |
Zhang |
Lake Worth |
Suncoast Community |
University of Florida |
| Lylybell |
Zhou |
Wellington |
Alexander Dreyfoos School of the Arts |
University of Florida |