Three Kirkland High School Students Earn National Merit Scholarships

Three Kirkland high school students -- two from and one from -- will receive $2,500 scholarships, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Wednesday.

They are Audrey Hsu and Sam Schwabacher from Juanita and Suejean Hwangpo from Lake Washington.

Along with three from Redmond High School, the students are among 2,500 distinguished high school seniors nationwide to win this scholarship. They were selected from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.

National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. A committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors selected these students as Scholarship winners. The students may use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university.

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From a Lake Washington School District press release.