Navin Ramesh, 24岁，国家优秀欧亚体育

祝贺 Navin Ramesh, 24岁 在被任命为 2024年国家优秀奖学金获得者 -享有盛誉的学术称号.

纳文是仅有的7人之一,140名学生获得了这个令人垂涎的奖学金, which he can use to attend one of the many esteemed institutions to which Navin has already been admitted including Harvard University, U.S. 西点军校，美国.S. 空军学院, 布朗大学, 波士顿学院, 达特茅斯学院, 和杜克大学, 仅举几个例子. (更新:纳文已经决定进入布朗大学!)

根据美国国家优秀奖学金公司(NMSC)的数据，超过1.从20岁以上的学生中选出300万名,000 high schools across the country entered the 2024 National Merit 欧亚体育hip Program. 这些在学术上有天赋的高中毕业生竞争了大约7个席位,140 国家优秀奖学金 worth nearly $28 million (each student receives $2,500).

"The entire Central Catholic community is incredibly proud of Navin for receiving this prestigious scholarship,” 夫人. 71年的多琳·凯勒^PMA， CCHS校长.

“Navin一直以他强大的学术能力给我们留下深刻的印象, extracurricular and community service 成就 throughout his CCHS experience. 我们知道他将来会继续取得惊人的成就."

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关于纳文

• 家乡:北切姆斯福德
• 中学:圣贞德学校，洛厄尔

活动

• 学生会电子板
• 学生大使
• 学生校友会
• 美国分配教育俱乐部
• IYNA神经科学俱乐部
• 小木槌俱乐部
• 国家荣誉协会(NHS)， NHS E-Board
• 越野
• 冰上曲棍球
• 长曲棍球
• 愿景 文学 & 咖啡馆艺术杂志
• 校园部
• CCHS以外
  • 联邦应急管理局全国青年准备委员会
  • 苏丹裔美国人医学协会志愿人员
  • 马萨诸塞州第三区的国会实习生
  • 实习生招聘主管-很好
  • 美国红十字会和医疗预备队志愿者，
  • 辅导

Navin aspires to one day enter the medical field, specializing in pain management or surgery.

“我想参与公共政策, 使我能够通过医学服务于美国的贫困地区.S. 除此之外，还要与身体上的痛苦和贫穷带来的痛苦作斗争. 我也希望在我职业生涯的某个时候能在军队服役."

Navin attributes much of his success to the support he received from his teachers at CCHS. “我想要感谢我的几位老师，包括李老师. 伯恩斯(Ms. 珍妮·伯恩斯，教务长), Ms. 索纳(Ms. 史黛西·西科罗，社会学老师), Mr. 麦卡锡(Mr. 凯文·麦卡锡，学校主任 & 大学咨询), Mr. Benedetto (Mr. 罗伯特·贝内代托，89届，科学教师)及先生. 杜马斯(Mr. 肖恩·杜马斯，学校 & 大学辅导员) for being coaches, teachers, mentors, and role models for me throughout my time at Central. There are many, many more faculty and staff members who have made my CCHS experience special!"

除了 to excelling academically, Navin serves on the Student Council (Exec. 板), 学生大使, 学生校友会, 十, IYNA神经科学俱乐部, 小木槌俱乐部, 全国荣誉协会(执行理事. 越野、冰上曲棍球、长曲棍球、 愿景 咖啡馆和杂志，以及校园事工.

Navin also volunteers for several organizations including the American Red Cross, 联邦紧急事务管理局, and the Medical Reserve Corps at local and national events and fundraisers, 举几个例子.

“领导和参加静修, 方向, and other events with 校园部 and working with incoming classes through 学生大使 are among my favorite involvements at Central,纳文说.

“CCHS培养了这样一个善良和开放的社区, resulting in a welcoming and close-knit atmosphere created by all the students and faculty who call Central home,纳文说.

CCHS以外, 纳文也是联邦应急管理局国家青年准备委员会的成员, 苏丹裔美国人医学协会的志愿者, 马萨诸塞州第三区的国会实习生, 实习生招聘主管-很好, a volunteer for the American Red Cross and Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer. 他也是导师.

Navin的妹妹 Ranjana Ramesh, 23岁, who was Co-Valedictorian for the CCHS Class of 2023 and was also a National Merit Semifinalist and Finalist, 目前就读于布朗大学(RI).

 

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关于国家优秀奖学金计划

Officials of National Merit 欧亚体育hip Corporation (NMSC®) have announced the names of more than 16,第69届年度国家优秀奖学金计划的半决赛选手.

These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,140 国家优秀奖学金 worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring.

被考虑为优秀奖学金®奖, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit 欧亚体育hip, 获得优秀欧亚体育称号.

NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit 欧亚体育hip Program. 欧亚体育hips are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 320 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

The National Merit® 欧亚体育hip Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability 以及在严格的大学学习中取得成功的潜力. The program does not measure the quality or effectiveness of education within a school, 系统, 或状态.

2024年奥运会的步骤

/ (1.在21世纪有300万青少年,000 high schools entered the 2024 National Merit 欧亚体育hip Program by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit 欧亚体育hip Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), 是哪一个作为项目进入者的初始筛选. 全国泳池
进入半决赛的人数不到美国学生总数的1%.S. 高中毕业生，包括每个州得分最高的参赛者. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

进入决赛, the Semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist’s academic record, 参与学校和社区活动, 展示领导能力, 就业, 并获得荣誉和奖励. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, 得到高中领导的认可和推荐, 写一篇文章, and earn SAT® or ACT® scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.

16岁以上,000名选手, 15人以上,000名选手有望晋级决赛, 2月份，他们将被告知这一指定. All National Merit 欧亚体育hip winners will be selected from this group of Finalists. 优秀奖学金获得者是根据他们的技能选择的, 成就, 以及在严格的大学学习中取得成功的潜力, 不考虑性别, 比赛, 民族起源, 或者宗教偏好.

国家优秀奖学金

Three types of 国家优秀奖学金 will be offered in the spring of 2024. 每位入围者将竞争2个奖项中的一个,500 National Merit® $2500 欧亚体育hips that will be awarded on a state-representational basis. About 840 corporate-sponsored Merit 欧亚体育hip awards will be provided by approximately 160 corporations and business organizations for Finalists who meet their specified criteria, such as children of the grantor’s employees or residents of communities where sponsor plants or offices are located. 除了, 大约160所学院和大学预计将为大约3所大学提供资金,800 college-sponsored Merit 欧亚体育hip awards for Finalists who will attend the sponsor institution.

National Merit 欧亚体育hip winners of 2024 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. 这些奖学金获得者将加入近375人的行列,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.