DeKalb County students (39 of them) are semifinalists for the prestigious National Merit Scholarship.
Across the country, 16,000 seniors are nominated for the scholarships, which will be awarded in the spring. The program said students are evaluated on their GPA, extracurricular activities, “moral character” and other factors.
DeKalb’s hopefuls are:
DRUID HILLS HIGH
Armstrong, Eliza
Rajan, Maya G.
MARIST SCHOOL
Hart, Allison E.
Pantlin, Jack L.
Plaia, Paul
Walsh, Conor M.
Wise, Benjamin E.
PAIDEIA SCHOOL
Amsbary, Elizabeth M.
Currey, William
Johnson, William A.
Jones, Emma H.
McCauley, Griffin D.
McEntee, Anna
Meller, Erin
Simmons, Julia
Smith, Nailah J.
ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC HIGH
Hennessey, Ethan P.
Hutson, Lauren M.
Jezak, Ian S.
Kane, Micah
Poulos, Nicholas A.
Washburn, Zachary L.
CHAMBLEE CHARTER HIGH
Brogdon, Keller M.
Holt, Charles
Kang, Brian S.
Kleinfelter, Schuler R.
Robinson, Grayce
Sehgal, Sakshi
Wiesenfeld, Sophia S.
Wolfson, Benjamin J.
DECATUR HIGH
Darnton, Chiara M.
Grigni, Julia C.
DUNWOODY HIGH
Buhl, Alexandra M.
Eldridge, Alex J.
Howie, Caitlin G.
May, Seth D.
Nainwal, Shreya
Schiele, Jacob F.
Starks, Jacob G.
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