Congratulations to the 25 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) high school seniors named winners of National Merit College-sponsored Scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution.   

The awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. This brings the total number of College-sponsored National Merit Scholarship recipients in the 2023 competition to about 3,800.  

Congratulations to the following BCPS College-sponsored National Merit Scholarship winners. 

College Academy at Broward College
Michael Jaccoma, University of Florida
Daniel Fallon, University of Florida
Olivia Zhang, University of Florida
Micah Tam, University of Florida  

Cooper City High School
Trevor Overton, University of Central Florida  

Coral Glades High School
Olivia Schwartz, University of Florida  

Cypress Bay High School
Daphne Damico Calin, University of Florida
Gabriele Daniele Di Gianluca, University of Florida
Daniel Garcia, University of Florida
Stephany Jimenez, University of Florida
Sastha Rajamanikandan, University of Central Florida
Xabier Sienra, University of Florida
Om Vaddi, University of Florida 

Fort Lauderdale High School
Brandon Fingal, University of Central Florida  

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Rushil Kothur, University of Florida
Joshua Schwartz, University of Florida  

Monarch High School
Brooke Reynolds, University of Central Florida  

Plantation High School
Kylie King, University of Florida  

Pompano Beach High School
Jonah Bennett, University of Florida
Gabriel DeMirza, University of South Florida
Riley Dion, University of Florida
David Tran, University of Florida 

West Broward High School
Ryan Garcia, University of Florida
Nikash Jakkidi, University of Florida
Taylor Pierson, University of Florida 

This year, 153 higher education institutions are underwriting Merit Scholarship awards through the National Merit Scholarship Program. Sponsor colleges and universities include 81 private and 72 public institutions located in 42 states and the District of Columbia.   

Additional recipients of college-sponsored awards will be announced on July 10. By the conclusion of this year’s competition, more than 7,140 academic champions will have won National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $28 million.  

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ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
“Educating all students to reach their highest potential.”
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962, serving more than 254,000 students and approximately 110,000 adult learners in 240 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 90 charter schools. BCPS supports a diverse student population representing 170 different countries and speaking 147 languages. To connect with BCPS, visit browardschools.com, follow us on Twitter @browardschools, on Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, on Instagram @browardschoolsofficial, on YouTube at youtube.com/browardschoolsvideos and download the free BCPS mobile app.