The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced five Osceola County students as National Merit Scholarship winners:

  • Angel Javier Martinez Acevedo – Gateway High – awarded National Merit $2,500 Scholarship –Plans to attend Yale
  • Brandon Ceme – Gateway High – awarded National Merit University of Central Florida Scholarship – Plans to attend UCF
  • Brian Lin – Gateway High – awarded National Merit University of Florida Scholarship – Plans to attend Rice University
  • David Movsisyan – Celebration High – awarded National Merit $2,500 Scholarship – Plans to attend New York University, Stern School of Business
  • Khadija Zaidi – Gateway High – awarded National Merit University of Central Florida Scholarship –Plans to attend UCF

The Osceola School District students above, along with the other 2,500 Merit Scholar designees across the nation, were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.  National Merit Scholarship winners are the Finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

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, including their academic record, level of difficulty in their subjects studied, overall grades achieved, 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.

 

Cinco Estudiantes de Osceola Han Sido Nombrados Ganadores de la Beca National Merit®

 La organización National Merit Scholarship Corporation ha anunciado a cinco estudiantes del condado Osceola como ganadores de la beca National Merit:

  • Angel Javier Martinez Acevedo – Gateway High – obtuvo la beca National Merit– Planifica estudiar en Yale
  • Brandon Ceme –  Gateway High – obtuvo la beca National Merit University of Central Florida – Planifica estudiar en UCF
  • Brian Lin – Gateway High – obtuvo la beca National Merit University of Florida – Planifica estudiar en Rice University
  • David Movsisyan – Celebration High – obtuvo la beca National Merit– Planifica estudiar en New York University, Stern School of Business
  • Khadija Zaidi – Gateway High obtuvo la beca National Merit University of Central Florida– Planifica estudiar en UCF 

Los estudiantes mencionados anteriormente, junto a los otros 2,500 estudiantes designados como Merit Scholar de toda la nación, fueron escogidos de un talentoso grupo de más de 15,000 destacados finalistas del programa National Merit Scholarship de 2019. Los ganadores de la Beca de $2,500 de National Merit son los finalistas de cada estado que, de acuerdo con la evaluación, poseen una fuerte combinación de logros, destrezas y potencial para el éxito en rigurosos estudios universitarios. Estos alumnos fueron seleccionados por un comité compuesto por oficiales de admisión y consejeros académicos de escuela superior, quienes evaluaron una cantidad sustancial de información sometida por los finalistas y sus escuelas superiores, incluyendo: registros académicos que incluyen niveles de dificultad de las materias estudiadas y las calificaciones obtenidas; puntuación de dos exámenes estandarizados; contribuciones y liderazgo en actividades escolares y de la comunidad; un ensayo escrito por el finalista y una recomendación escrita por un oficial de la escuela superior.