Eight Cobb County high school students received National Merit Scholarships. On Wednesday, 800 African American students learned they will receive $2,500 scholarships for their high academic performance, SAT scores and an essay.

Cobb  recipients include: Jaqueline Harris of Kennesaw Mountain High School, Alexander McIntyre and Oludamilola Aladesanmi of Wheeler High School, Caleb Negash of Marietta High School, Lauren Brown and Brianna Chambers of Campbell High School, Elizabeth Studstill of Sprayberry High School and Charles Spears of McEachern High School.