CFBISD seniors named 2019 National Merit Finalists in competition for Scholarships
Garnering a National Merit honor is an amazing accomplishment. Students that receive recognition at any level in the National Merit Program are to be commended for their hard work and determination. CFBISD wishes our heartfelt congratulations to these students.
National Merit Finalists Named
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is proud to announce the finalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship program.
National Merit Semifinalists for 2019
- Kelley C. Bronder, Newman Smith
- Kaushik Jampala, Newman Smith
- Ronald W. Bonitatibus, R. L. Turner
- Isaac Chawdhury, R. L. Turner
- Kaava Maddipudi, R. L. Turner
These students are among 15,000 high school seniors who will continue in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s competition for 7,500 merit scholarship awards worth $32 million that will be offered in the spring, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Students are selected based on performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. National Merit Scholarship Corporation reports that the pool of finalists represents less than one percent of the top high school seniors in the nation.
National Merit Commended and National Hispanic Recognition Program
In addition, CFBISD is honored to recognize the National Merit Commended and National Hispanic Recognition Program honorees.
2019 Commended National Merit Scholars
Turner High School
Arman Aznavour
Riley Carlin
Garrett Chandler
Eduardo Mazuera
Maria Nguyen
Graham Viegut
Akihiro Yoshimoto
Smith High School
Rachael Bertrand
David Lasater
Jeffrey Salgado
Creekview High School
Yujin Kim
2019 National Hispanic Recognition Program
Turner High School
Jaime Aguilar Paz
Creekview High School
Ana Martinez
Hannah Carlisle
Javier Chirino Ampudia