District Announces Record-Breaking Number of National Merit Finalists
Published February 19, 2019
A record-setting 51 Williamson County Schools students have earned the title of National Merit Scholarship Finalists. The previous record was 46.
High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
To become a Finalist, the student and his or her high school must submit a scholarship application with information about the student’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment and any honors and awards.
From the Finalists, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation will choose the recipients of the National Merit Scholarship.
“I am on Cloud Nine,” said WCS Superintendent Dr. Mike Looney. “Every year, these students, teachers and parents overwhelm me with their success.”
Congratulations to the following students:
Brentwood High
- Grant Ballard
- Quinn Cunneely
- Aspen Martin
- Yi Qu
- Davis Westbrook
- Cecil Brazil
- Cade Fowler
- Ajmal Namrah
- Natalie Russell
- Georgia Winkler
- Derrick Chen
- Patrick Holcombe
- Caroline Overton
- Emma Rutherford
- Jessica Cortez
- Suraj Keerthi
- Elizabeth Qiao
- Hutson Staggs
Centennial High
- Meleah Orr
- William Ward
- Rhea Zaverchand
Franklin High
- Olivia Bruno
- Paige Hurley
- Madeline McGaha
- Sally Shadrach
- Megan Carneal
- June Kolentus
- David Ong
- Grace Simpson
- Joshua Garretson
- Evelyn Lanai
- Madeline Repath
- Sina Ghandi
- Sarah Li
- Kate Sanborn
Independence High
- Will Henke
- Brent Lane
- Sean Spoletini
Page High
- Megan Juba
- Jacob Robbins
Ravenwood High
- Jordan Albrecht
- Gabrielle Liu
- Maya Thieme
- Kevin Frost
- Daniel Pert
- Sean Whelan
- Matthew Goodbred
- Lauren Shepard
- Isabel Wilson