Eight members of the Class of 2015 were named winners this year in the National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship competitions. They are:
- Zicheng (Brian) Gao (National Merit $2500 Scholarship)
- Cherie Lo (National Merit $2500 Scholarship)
- Mark McKinzie (National Merit $2500 Scholarship)
- Benjamin Robertson (National Merit $2500 Scholarship)
- Gabrielle Rose (National Merit $2500 Scholarship)
- Ari Smith (National Merit Oberlin College Scholarship)
- Abby White (National Merit $2500 Scholarship)
- Grant Zempolich (Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarship – Chevron Corporation)
This year’s competition for scholarships began when more than 1.5 million juniors in over 22,000 high schools took the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Last fall it was announced that Shaker had 15 National Merit Semifinalists, 14 National Merit Commended Students, one National Achievement Semifinalist, and two National Achievement Commended Students.
Semifinalists in both competitions nationwide meeting high academic standards and other requirements had the opportunity to advance to the Finalist level of competition. Scholarship winners were selected from among the Finalists.