5 More Eastview Students Win National Merit Scholarships

Five seniors are among about 2,500 high school seniors nationwide to win a college-sponsored scholarship from the prestigious National Merit Scholarship program, according to a news release from the organization.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation this week released the names of the college-sponsored scholarship winners, its third group of winners in the annual scholarship program.

• Reid Anderson, National Merit University of Minnesota Scholarship; probable career field: computer science
• Jane Kagan, National Merit University of Minnesota Scholarship; probable career field: computer engineering
• Andrew Solfest, National Merit University of Minnesota Scholarship; probable career field: international business
• Nitin Prasad, National Merit University of Minnesota Scholarship; probable career field: engineering
• Mikyla Carpenter, National Merit Carleton College Scholarship; probable career field: undecided

Most of these scholarships are renewable annually during four years of college, at anywhere from $500 to $2,000 per year.

One and 10 Eastview students , based on PSAT scores. All in the program, based on their regular SAT scores and outstanding academic performance.

Seven have received scholarships so far. Mariel Supina of Eastview , and Maren Loe of Apple Valley .

A fourth group of college-sponsored scholarship winners will be announced in July.

About 8,300 students will receive some type of scholarship from the program, either corporate-sponsored, college-sponsored or National Merit-sponsored.