The number of 2017 National Merit Scholars from the Jefferson Parish Public School System continues to grow following the latest announcement of winners from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Five JPPSS students have been named college-sponsored Merit Scholarship recipients.
Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy student Henry M. Hazlett and Haynes Academy students Parker N. Byers, Scott K. Ng, Abbas Al-Hassani, and Lindsey Rose Falgoust are among the 3,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. These awards range between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the financing institution.
Henry M. Hazlett of Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy won the National Merit University of Texas at Dallas Scholarship. Hazlett’s probable career field is video game design.
Parker N. Byers of Haynes Academy won the National Merit Vanderbilt University Scholarship. Byers’ probable career field is mathematics.
Scott K. Ng of Haynes Academy won the National Merit University of Southern California Scholarship. Ng’s probable career field is neuroscience.
Abbas Al-Hassani of Haynes Academy won the National Merit Louisiana State University Scholarship. Hassani’s probable career field is engineering.
Lindsey Rose Falgoust of Haynes Academy won the National Merit Belmont University Scholarship. Falgoust’s probable career field is journalism.
This announcement makes nine JPPSS students who have been named National Merit Scholars this year. In May, Stefan Suazo from Patrick Taylor Academy and Alaa Malik and Allie Sigur from Haynes Academy were awarded National Merit $2500 Scholarships. In April, Haynes Academy’s Ashton C. Edler was named a corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship winner. In all this school year, fifteen JPPSS students were named 2017 National Merit Finalists.
This is the third announcement of scholarship winners this year by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Additional college-sponsored scholarship recipients will announced on July 17. By the end of this year’s competition, about $7,500 students will have won more than $32 million in National Merit Scholarships.