Churchill, Walter Johnson Students Win National Achievement Scholarships

Three students from and were named National Achievement scholars, an award that honors the academic achievements of African-American high school seniors in the United States. 

Christine Hildreth and Maliza Namude, seniors at Churchill, and Modibo Camara, a senior at Walter Johnson, were among the 13 winners from Montgomery County Public Schools and 43 winners from Maryland. The three competed in a pool of more than 160,000 applicants nationwide, of which about 800 were chosen. 

Hildreth, Namude and Camara will each be awarded $2,500. 

A full list of winners from MCPS:

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
·  Erica E. Turner
·  Nailah U. Harper-Malveaux

Clarksburg High School
·  Mopewa Ogundipe

Col. Zadok Magruder High School
·  Sydney A. Butler

Gaithersburg High School
·  Jordyn R. Chesley

Northwest High School
·  Dana K. Robertson

Paint Branch High School
·  Ryan A. Anderson

Poolesville High School
·  Mariyam Oniyeche Sheidu
·  Tishina D. Tittley

Springbrook High School
·  Brittany M. Lambert

Walter Johnson High School
·  Modibo Khane Camara

Winston Churchill High School
·  Christine N. Hildreth
·  Maliza W. Namude