25 Local Students Win Scholarships
Twenty-five Orange County high school seniors have received National Merit Scholarship awards, organization officials announced.
The students will receive awards of $250 to $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.
The latest recipients are in the third round of awards presented by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. A final group of winners will be announced in July.
The local winners are among 2,500 students nationwide cited for their academic records, test scores, leadership skills, extracurricular activities and contributions to school and community. They are:
Jennifer B. Jones, Foothill High, Santa Ana; Julie L. Newcomb, Brea Olinda High, Brea; Jason T. Pittenger and Chris R. Rakunas, Mater Dei High, Santa Ana; Jason E. Jackson and Bryan C. Catanzaro, Esperanza High, Anaheim; Sarah A. Gertler, Villa Park High; Seth A. Hamilton, Calvary Chapel High, Santa Ana; Max D. Stites, El Dorado High, Placentia; Melanie M. Blunschi, Troy High, Fullerton; Wilmer R. Khong, Trabuco Hills High, Mission Viejo.
Also Veronica W. Wong, Darlene Y. Park, Stephen H. Sohn, Herman D. Wang and Emily C. Spangler, Sunny Hills High, Fullerton; Nicolaus T. Mote, Laguna Hills High; Yongmin Kim, El Toro High, Lake Forest; Danielle R. Meyerson and Benjamin T. Shaeffer, Woodbridge High, Irvine; James Byun, University High, Irvine; Devin B. Pratt, Fountain Valley High; Brenda A. Lee, Irvine High; Elaine J. Chen, Edison High, Huntington Beach; and Costa Mesa resident Adam C. Levine, Valley Torah High, North Hollywood.
