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Last fall, Frisco ISD was proud to celebrate the 113 students named National Merit Semifinalists, the highest number for a Texas school district.
Of that number, 32 students have been awarded National Merit $2,500, Honorary Merit or corporate-sponsored scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. — again, the most in the state. The District expects additional winners when the college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships are announced in the summer.
All of FISD’s 12 high schools are represented on the scholarship list.
This year’s National Merit Scholarship Program began in October 2022 when juniors took the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) as an initial screen for this honor. The PSAT is offered each fall to all 10th and 11th grade Frisco ISD students at no cost to them during the school day.
National Merit Scholarship recipients are chosen from a pool of 15,000 National Merit Finalists, recognizing a combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies. An Honorary Merit Scholarship award signifies that the student’s educational plans or other awards preclude receipt of a monetary scholarship.
Congratulations to these FISD student scholarship winners! Students listed include their career field plans.
Manyaa A. Bhatia, Reedy - Neuroscience
Yash Gupta, Centennial - Computer Science
Shreesha Halder, Memorial - Neurology
Cooper S. Hill, Wakeland - Engineering
Isha S. Jannu, Emerson - Computer Science
Harshun Kathiresan, Panther Creek - Physics
Rupal Khandelwal, Heritage - Surgical Medicine
Sanjana C. Kota, Centennial - Medicine
Macy Li, Centennial - Computer Science
Riya R. Mane, Reedy - Public Health
Krish A. Parikh, Centennial - Computer Science
Ipsa Prusty, Reedy - Business
Aayan S. Rahat, Centennial - Medicine
Balakrishna Ravulapalli, Liberty - Computer Science
Maya Silberman, Liberty - Business
Kevin S. Su, Heritage - Materials Engineering
Bhavana Sudula, Heritage - Neuroscience
Aadhish A. Talekar, Centennial - Neurosurgery
Shivansh Tiwari, Liberty - Business
Kashvi Vijay, Reedy - Computer Science
Aaron K. Xu, Liberty - Consulting
Danielle Yoon, Independence - Business
Nathan E. Zhou, Centennial - Economics
Kendall J. Gee, Lebanon Trail - Law
Tiziano Cecconato, Independence - Political Science
Boeing Scholarship
Misha Chokshi, Centennial - Computer Science
Cencora Inc. Scholarship
Kevin T. Hoang, Lone Star - Pharmacy
United Services Automobile Association Scholarship
Karthik S. Kaligotla, Centennial - Entrepreneurship
United Services Automobile Association Scholarship
Rishub P. Madhav, Lebanon Trail - Computer Science
Texas Instruments’ Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
Eeshwar Parasuramuni, Frisco - Computer Engineering
General Dynamics Corporation Scholarship
Lukas M. Rochios, Wakeland - Mechanical Engineering
Rockwell Automation Scholarship
Prithikaa K. Sadagopan, Heritage - Computer Science
Cencora Inc. Scholarship