35 Montgomery County Public School students are National Merit Scholars and will receive scholarships between $500 and $2,000 for up to four years from the colleges they will attend.
The winners are finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship program. They join 2,600 fellow winners from across the country in receiving these scholarships. About 7,500 high school students will receive National Merit Scholarships totaling almost $28 million.
The county winners are:
Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring:
Samuel S. Chen will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in materials engineering.
Konchok Shonu will attend University of Maryland.
Steven Su will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Liam Volz will attend Fordham University and is considering a career in investment banking.
Hyunku Kim Jr. will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in medicine.
Benjamin Westgard will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Northwest High School in Germantown:
Jessica Hoang will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Margaret Slaughter will attend Rochester Institute of Technology and is considering a career in film production.
Poolesville High School:
Ishaan Bhardwaj will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Rohith Banda will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer engineering.
Praneet Boggarapu will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in bioengineering.
Jeffrey Chen will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Kylie Gong will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Sydney Young Ozbun will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Nicole Kim will attend Northeastern University and is considering a career in psychiatry.
Ishaan Bhardvaj will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Katharina Kiryutin will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Chang Robert Xu will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg:
Alison Want will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville:
Anbo Li will attend Pomona College and is considering a career in the military.
Katie Yang will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in education as a college professor.
Angelina Guhl will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in medicine.
Mihil Sreenilayam will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring:
Wendy Tu will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Winston Churchill High School in Potomac:
Jason Lu will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in biology.
Angela Luo will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in business.
Jake Michaels will attend Emory University and is considering a career in dentistry.
Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda:
Alexandra Osterhues will attend Tulane University and is considering a career in neuroscience.
Ainesh Chatterjee will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Yixin Lao will attend Boston University and is considering a career in quantitative analysis.
Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda:
Griffin Beckley will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in biology.
Shelby Roman will attend Colby College and is considering a career in computer science.
Peter Silvia will attend Purdue University and is considering a career in aviation.
Thomas S Wootton High School in Rockville:
Annika Kulkarni will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
Anjali Samavedam will attend University of Maryland and is considering a career in computer science.
