Congratulations to 17 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) high school seniors, named winners of National Merit College-Sponsorships by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Representatives of each sponsor college and university selected their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution.

The College-Sponsored Scholarship awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. An additional group of scholars will be announced in July, bringing the total number of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship recipients in the 2019 competition to about 4,100.

This year, 173 higher education institutions are underwriting Merit Scholarship awards through the National Merit Scholarship Program. Sponsor colleges and universities include 95 private and 78 public institutions located in 43 states and the District of Columbia.

“We are extremely proud of our students and their tremendous accomplishments,” said BCPS Superintendent Robert W. Runcie. “As we continue our efforts to provide high-quality education, we must also continue to challenge our students with opportunities to achieve this level of academic excellence.”

Congratulations to the following BCPS College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship winners:

• Richard C. Alvero, Western High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Fiona C. Barry, College Academy at Broward College, National Merit University of Central Florida Scholarship
• Riley Casson, Fort Lauderdale High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Teresa M. Castano, Cypress Bay High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Chloe Choi, Everglades High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Danish Hashim, Miramar High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Brook Devins Heyd, West Broward High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Christine Kim, Cooper City High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Joshua Lederberger, West Broward High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Colleen E. Maloney, Pompano Beach High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Dylan R. Ogrodowski, Western High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Shriya H. Patel, Deerfield Beach High School, National Merit University of Miami Scholarship
• Rajudarshan Persaud, College Academy at Broward College, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Sarah N. Shield, College Academy at Broward College, National Merit University of Alabama Scholarship
• Nicholas Tsung, Nova High School, National Merit Northwestern University Scholarship
• Thabasya Veeramani, Pompano Beach High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship
• Karaline Xia, Cypress Bay High School, National Merit University of Florida Scholarship

ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

“Committed to educating all students to reach their highest potential.”

Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second-largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962. BCPS has more than 271,500 students and approximately 175,000 adult students in 234 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 88 charter schools. BCPS serves a diverse student population, with students representing 204 different countries and 191 different languages.

Connect with BCPS: visit the website at browardschools.com, follow BCPS on Twitter @browardschools and Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, and download the free BCPS mobile app.