Six Local Students Win National Merit Scholarships

June 6, 2018

Six area students have won college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships.:

National Merit University of Florida Scholarships (and probable career field):

  • Lucas S. Liseth – Cantonment, Pensacola High School (Computer Science)
  • Brett T. Winter – Gulf Breeze, Pensacola High School (Medicine)
  • Kareem M. Bataineh – Pensacola, Pensacola High School (Biology)
  • Liana N. Patterson – Pensacola, Pensacola High School (Undecided)
  • James T. Riggins -Pensacola, Pensacola High School (Mechanical Engineering)

National Merit Florida State University Scholarship (and probable career field):

  • George C. Hester Pensacola, Pensacola High School (International Business)
Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program 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. An additional group of Scholars will be announced in July, bringing the total number of college-sponsored Merit Scholarship recipients in the 2018 competition to about 4,000.

Comments

2 Responses to “Six Local Students Win National Merit Scholarships”

  1. nod on June 8th, 2018 12:27 pm

    Is it wrong to say they deserve more for all their hard work? I think they do.

  2. Grand Locust on June 6th, 2018 7:58 am

    This is quite an honor for these students. National competition of the best and brightest students in the nation, and these kids were selected. Congratulations to each of them and the dedicated teachers who inspired their journey, and their parents who encouraged their excellence. May each of them work hard at the next level and find success.

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