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Bellaire Students Named National Achievement Scholars

April 10, 2013 by Bellaire Essentials Staff Leave a Comment

Two Bellaire High School students have been named National Achievement Scholarship winners and will each receive a $2,500 scholarship for their undergraduate studies.

Each year the National Merit Scholarship Corporation awards scholarships to African-American students who have excelled in academics and have demonstrated the potential for academic success in college.

This year approximately 800 students were awarded scholarships totaling over $2 million dollars.

Nearly 70 of those students are from Texas including seven seniors from three HISD schools, including:

  • Rachel A. Adenekan – DeBakey High School for Health Professions
  • Bianca R. Draud – Westside High School
  • Salem B. Hadgu – Bellaire High School
  • Malcolm C. Lizzappi – DeBakey High School for Health Professions
  • Nathalie C. Meremikwu – DeBakey High School for Health Professions
  • Lonnie A. Smith – Bellaire High School
  • Acara E. Turner – DeBakey High School for Health Professions

Nationally, more than 160,000 students applied for the 2013 National Achievement Scholarships, which were awarded based on several criteria, including a consistent record of academic excellence.  To be considered for this scholarship, the candidates had to be recommended by a high school official, earn SAT scores that confirmed their Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test scores, and write an essay.

The National Achievement Scholarship Program is a privately financed academic competition established in 1964 specifically to honor scholastically talented African-American students who have achieved exceptional academic success. This is the 49th year for the National Achievement Scholarships, and as a result of the program, about 32,600 students have received scholarships worth more than $103 million dollars.

Apr 10, 2013Bellaire Essentials Staff

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