THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, September 21, 1995 TAG: 9509180274
SECTION: NORFOLK COMPASS PAGE: 12 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
LENGTH: Short : 46 lines
About 15,000 high school seniors across the country have cleared the first hurdle in the National Merit Scholarship Program and have been named semifinalists. These young people now will go on to compete for 6,900 Merit Scholarships worth a total of $26 million to be awarded next spring.
More than a million juniors entered the program when they took the 1994 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. The highest scorers in each state were designated semifinalists. To decide the finalists, students will be evaluated on their academic records, endorsements and recommendations by their high school principals, and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores.
Finalists become eligible for three types of scholarship, 2,000 National Merit awards of $2,000; 1,100 scholarships from corporations, foundations and organizations; and 3,800 awards from colleges and universities. Winners will be announced beginning in April.
Local semifinalists are:
NORFOLK
Granby High School: Vaughn E. Bell.
Maury High School: Megan B. Viccellio.
Norfolk Academy: John M. Burkhardt, Ramin Fatehi, Brian S. Jones, Joseph P. Kaneko, Kevin C. McCloskey, Andrew A. McKnight, Joshua S. Pal, Ellsworth D. Walker, Garrett L. Weinberg, David S. Weissberger, Dana L. Willner.
Norfolk Collegiate School: Ranjit K. Goudar.
CHESAPEAKE
Western Branch High School: Carly N. Van Orman.
SUFFOLK
Lakeland High School: David E. Arthur.
VIRGINIA BEACH
Catholic High School: Geoffrey M. Buescher.
Cox High School: Robin K. Dwyer, Michael A. Edmonston, Jason A. Gustafson, Christopher M. Imrich, Porter H. Mason, Maureen E. Thorson.
First Colonial High School: Carrie R. Ansell.
Kellam High School: Steven L. Tipton.
Kempsville High School: Donald S. Christman, Kari L. Wilson.
Princess Anne High School: Brandi W. Flannery, Bethany Wright. by CNB