William Floyd School District: WFHS Senior Ian Hua Named National Merit Scholar Finalist

Press release from the William Floyd School District:

2022-03-15

WFHS senior Ian Hua receives the National Merit Scholar "Certificate of Merit" from principal Philip Scotto.

William Floyd High School senior Ian Hua has been named a finalist in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program, an honor reserved for just 15,000 students nationwide, representing less than one percent of the graduating class of 2022. Ian was selected as a semifinalist in the fall due to his outstanding performance on the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test taken during his junior year. He now has the opportunity to earn one of just 7,500 Merit Scholarship awards.

Ian, who attended William Floyd schools K-12 including William Floyd Elementary School and William Floyd Middle School, has been accepted to Harvard University in the fall and plans to study either economics or government. At Harvard, majors are not declared until a student’s sophomore year.

At William Floyd High School, Ian is a high-academic achiever and someone who is involved in many extracurricular activities. He serves as the student government president, is a member of National Honor Society, the Science Honor Society, the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and the Youth & Government program. He is looking forward to two upcoming trips – FBLA and the upcoming Youth & Government conference in Albany, which are back to being in-person events. Ian is a talented student-musician on the flute and piano, is a member of the jazz band, and has had the opportunity to play in the pit orchestra for William Floyd High School/Ocean Arts musical productions, including the upcoming “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Ian is also an Eagle Scout with Troop 138 in Mastic Beach, completing his Eagle Scout service project to construct planter boxes and help revitalize a portion of the blacktop for children at William Floyd Elementary School.

William Floyd High School principal Philip Scotto recently presented Ian with a National Merit Scholarship Program Certificate of Merit for advancing “to finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program of 2022 by demonstrating through distinguished performance high potential for future academic accomplishment.”

This press release was produced by the William Floyd School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.