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Two local students are National Merit Scholars
Two local students were recently named National Merit Scholars.
Gavin M. Greim of Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines won a scholarship to the University of Minnesota to study astrophysics.
Pittsboro-area resident Jack Henry Brannon, who attends Chapel Hill High School, won a scholarship to attend Purdue University to study electrical engineering.
They were part of more than 2,900 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities.
These 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 recipients to more than 3,600.
High school juniors entered the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program when they took the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants.
