Nine Tucson teens have been named National Merit Scholars.
The high school seniors were awarded $2,500 scholarships based on their academic records, scores from two standardized tests, contributions and leadership in school and community activities, an essay, and recommendation from a high school official. They are:
- Anna S. Zeng
- of Basis Oro Valley.
- Diviya Rajesh
- of Basis Tucson North.
- Sumhith Aradhyula
- of Catalina Foothills High School.
- Rachel Dveirin
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- Sloan Kanaski
- ,
- Alex Lehman
- ,
- Richard Shapley
- and
- Julia Weidman
- of University High School
- Brian Liu
- of The Gregory School.
The scholars were selected from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists.
