Katy, TX News – The National Merit Scholarship Corporation Announces Katy ISD Winners
Courtesy of Katy ISD
Katy, TX News (May 12, 2014) – The National Merit Scholarship Corporation last week announced the 2014 winners of the prestigious $2500 National Merit Scholarship. A total of 10 Katy ISD students were named among only 2,500 designees across the nation.
Katy ISD’s National Merit Scholarship winners are:
- Joey Gu, Cinco Ranch High School; probable career field: biochemical engineering
- Austin Kuo, Taylor High School; probable career field: chemical engineering
- Sarina Madhavan, Cinco Ranch High School; probable career field: biomedical engineering
- Ojas Potnis, Seven Lakes High School; probable career field: medicine
- Anthony Qi, Seven Lakes High School; probable career field: corporate finance
- Dhanatcha Sadetaporn, Taylor High School; probable career field: medicine
- Siddharth Seethepalli, Seven Lakes High School; probable career field: computer science
- Vidisha Srivastav, Seven Lakes High School; probable career field: bioengineering
- Catherine Wu, Cinco Ranch High School; probable career field: medicine
- Jonathan Zong, Taylor High School; probable career field: computer science
These scholars were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors, who appraised a substantial amount of information submitted by both the finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studies and grades earned; scores from two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.
To date this academic year, Katy ISD has a total of 15 seniors receiving scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation – four Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners, one National Achievement Scholarship winner, and the 10 students announced last week. College-sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners are expected to be announced in late May. For more information, visit www.nationalmerit.org.
