Ohio is Well-Represented With National Merit Scholarship Winners

Nearly 100 high school students from Ohio have been awarded $2,500 National Merit Scholarships.

The number of winners in Ohio - as in each state - are proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.

According to the foundation that awards the grants, the students are those “judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.”

Recipients are chosen by a committee of college admission officers and high school counselors.

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Here is a list of winners from Patch cities Avon, Beachwood, Cleveland Heights, Lakewood, Shaker Heights, Solon, and Westlake. After their name is the high school they attend, their home city, and what field - if any - that they feel will pursue.

• Kavya Ravichandran, Hathaway Brown, Westlake, Computer Science
• Achuth Nair, Solon High School, Solon, Medical Research
• Soren Theodore Gran, St. Edward High School, Solon, Psychology
• Brendan M. Cheng, Gilmour Academy, Solon, Biomedical Engineering
• Anna K. Seballos, Shaker Heights, High School, Shaker Heights, Medicine
• Allison H. Kao, Shaker Heights, High School, Shaker Heights, Neuroscience
• Max H. Cassell, Shaker Heights, High School, Shaker Heights, Biomedical Engineering
• Amanda J. Cabot, Lakewood, Lakewood High School, Environmental Engineering
• Henry A. Shapard, Cleveland Heights, University School, Undecided
• John T. Antolik, Cleveland Heights, Hawken School, Mechanical Engineering
• Aarathi J. Sahadevan, Beachwood, Hathaway Brown School, International Relations
• Connor P. Reilly, Avon, St. Ignatius High School, Undecided

See the complete list of Ohio winners below.