Kentridge students receive National Merit Boeing Scholarship

Two students from Kentridge High School were among winners announced by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation to receive scholarships in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

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  • Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:05pm
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Kentridge High School students Raymond Tat

Kentridge High School students Raymond Tat

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Two students from Kentridge High School were among winners announced by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation to receive scholarships in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Kelson Kaiser and Raymond Tat both received the National Merit Boeing Scholarship, a corporate-sponsored merit scholarship for children of Boeing employees.

Kaiser and Tat were named National Merit Finalists earlier this year and represent less than 1 percent of the nation’s seniors based on PSAT scores.

Kaiser plans to attend the University of Washington and major in electrical engineering. He also plans to attend graduate school.

Tat plans to study physics at the University of California, Berkley.

“Kelson and Raymond are wonderful young adults,” said Mike Albrecht, principal at Kentridge High School. “They are well liked by their teachers and peers, are actively involved in student activities, and are contributors to our learning community.”

Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met criteria of their scholarship sponsors.


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