27 FCPS Students Named National Merit Scholarship Winners

Twenty-seven students from seven Fairfax County high schools have been named winners of $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Scholarship winners are part of a group of approximately 2,500 National Merit finalists chosen to receive scholarships in 2024 primarily financed by the NMSC.  

Winners of the scholarships, with their probable career fields in parentheses, are: 

• Lucy Marshall (law), West Potomac High School.
• Cameron Ake (computer programming), Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). 
• Jacob Bowen-Glazeroff (law), TJHSST.
• Leona Eunbi Kim (law), Chantilly High School.
• Lakshmi Sritan Motati (computer science), TJHSST.
• Siddhi Surawkar (medicine), Chantilly High School. 
• Nicole Deng (astrophysics), Oakton High School.
• Paul Hwang (aerospace engineering), TJHSST.
• Maya Kamat (medicine), Fairfax High School.
• Cierra Min (biomedical engineering), TJHSST.
• Jason Yoo (investment banking), Chantilly High School.
• Benjamin Daniil Cohen (neurosurgery), TJHSST.
• Dylan Cheng (software engineering), TJHSST.
• Pranav Elavarthi (computer science), TJHSST.
• Mihir Kulshreshtha (finance), TJHSST.
• Emi Zhang (computer science), TJHSST.
• Ayaan Siddiqui (software engineering), TJHSST.
• Aiden Cheong (mechanical engineering - robotics), TJHSST.
• Tristan Devictor (politics), TJHSST. 
• Ronit Kapur (astrophysics), TJHSST. 
• Clara Marks (mechanical engineering), McLean High School.
• Grace Oh (medicine), TJHSST. 
• Alexander O’Quinn (biomedical engineering), TJHSST.
• Maya Pashai (veterinary medicine), McLean High School.
• Sebastian Emin Toro (computer engineering), TJHSST.
• Aditi Bhattacharjya (law), Oakton High School.
• Shivashish Das (medicine), Madison High School.

Each scholarship winner was evaluated on his or her academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; a personal essay; and a recommendation from a high school official. 

The number of winners named in a state is in proportion to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating high school seniors. Winners are chosen by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, not the school district.

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