Education
Three Darien Students Named National Merit Scholarship Winners
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Two Darien High School students and another Darien student attending Greenwich Academy have been awarded $2,500 each for college tuition, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced. These Darien students’ scholarships were just announced:
Katherine Du — Greenwich Academy student — probable career field: undecided
Mila E. Escajadillo — Darien High School — probable career field: business
William T. Russell — Darien High School — probable career field: aerospace engineering
Scholarships were announced for a total of 33 students from Connecticut. Some National Merit Scholarships are financed by outside donors, often businesses, but all of the Darien students’ scholarships were financed directly from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s own funds, as were all but two of the Connecticut awards. The Darien students are among 2,500 scholarship winners announced Tuesday by the group, which announces each year’s winners at different times. Some scholarship winners were announced on April 19, and more winners are expected to be announced on June 7 and July 17.
