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Thirteen Students Awarded 2015 National Merit Finalists
The Hockaday School is proud to recognize the following 13 students who are now finalists in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, a national academic competition for recognition and scholarship that began in 1955.
The finalists include Avita Anand, Kathryn Banks, Alyssa Berger, Isabel Billig, Bridget Colliton, Shriya Das, Alexis Espinosa, Jane Gu, Anne-Marie Hwang, Ahona Mukherjee, Lakshmipriya Uppalapati, Mary Zhong, and Sarah Zhou. The girls will be notified by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation in March if they are awarded one of the following Merit Scholarship Awards:
- National Merit® $2500 Scholarships
Every Finalist competes for these single payment scholarships, which are awarded on a state-representational basis. Winners are selected without consideration of family financial circumstances, college choice, or major and career plans. - Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards
Corporate sponsors designate their awards for children of their employees or members, for residents of a community where a company has operations, or for Finalists with career plans the sponsor wishes to encourage. These scholarships may either be renewable for four years of undergraduate study or one-time awards. - College-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards
Officials of each sponsor college select winners of their awards from Finalists who have been accepted for admission and have informed NMSC by the published deadlines that the sponsor college or university is their first choice. These awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study.
The Hockaday School
Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.
The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.
The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.