Orange County Public Schools

National Merit Scholars

Approximately 95% of Semifinalists advance to Finalist level in Spring 2024. About half of the Finalists will win one of 7,140 National Merit scholarships worth nearly $28 million. Winners also earn the title of Merit Scholar. Winners are announced in a sequence, in April, May, June and July 2024. 

2024 Winners

Announced Winners (April, May, June and July)

Boone High
Jackson E. Jensen
Jackson T. Lynch
Scarlett O. Seyler

Edgewater High
Jack Isaak Raskin
Lillian J. Shoemaker

East River High
Casey S. Courtright
Abigail J. Hulse

Freedom High
Ronit Apsingekar
Sharanya Chatterjee
Melissa B. Crespilho
Alex Z. Zhang

Lake Buena Vista High
Landon T. Dabney
Taha Syed

Lake Nona High
Ashley B. Ding
Arya Kalidindi
Delaney A. Richgels
Trevor J. Sabitsch
Ben J. Shung Cano
Shreya Sreekanth
Shruti Sreekanth

Olympia High
Emmett G. Bradford
Bryce Q. Ownby

Timber Creek High
Diego A. Arredondo Zuloaga
Ava B. Stroshane

West Orange High
Avery E. Hanebrink

Windermere High
Adrian I. Garcia
Thomas C. Spoonamore

Winter Park High
Mirah J. Blanchard
Grayson Mary Fleming
Amelie G. Halon
Sophia R. Hilmer
Josh A. Hoeckendorf
Travis J. Insley
Ansley M. Prather

East River High
Suhaib Mansour

Freedom High
Mateo A. Bodon
Diego A. Morales

Lake Buena Vista High
Alexis N. David

Lake Nona High
Arjun A. Nanduri