POTOMAC, MD — One Potomac student has been named a winner of the 2020 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship. A total of 24 students from Montgomery County schools were among the 2,500 winners nationwide announced Wednesday, selected from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists. This is the second group of National Merit Scholarship winners to be announced this year. In April, more than 1,000 recipients of the corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship were named. Additional winners will be named in June and July. By the end of the year, about 7,600 students will have won merit scholarships totaling more than $30 million. The money can be put toward any regionally accredited college or university in America. A panel of college admissions officers and high school counselors judged the students based on their grades, difficulty of courses, standardized test scores, contributions and leadership both in school and in the community, an essay, and a recommendation from a high school official. Here is the winner who attends school in Potomac: Sadhana S. Lolla Probable career field: Chemical EngineeringSchool: Winston Churchill High SchoolThe merit scholarship program was created in 1955. Students in grades nine through 12 vie for academic recognition and financial support. This year’s… Read full this story
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