Cypress Ridge High School senior Yannick Mofor is one of four CFISD students to earn a National Merit $2,500 scholarship. 

May 22, 2023—Four CFISD graduating seniors are among 2,500 National Merit $2,500 scholarship winners announced on May 10 by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

The Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. The scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

Cypress Ranch High School senior Matthew Noriega is one of four CFISD students to earn a National Merit $2,500 scholarship. 

The four recipients from CFISD are:

• Zahin Rahman, Langham Creek High School – studying biosciences with a major concentration in biochemistry at Rice University;
• Matthew Noriega, Cypress Ranch High School – studying at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania;
• Yannick Mofor, Cypress Ridge High School – studying science, technology and society at Stanford University; and
• Megan Cornejo, Cypress Woods High School – studying choral music education at the University of North Texas College of Music.

Langham Creek High School senior Zahin Rahman is one of our CFISD students to earn a National Merit $2,500 scholarship. 

These scholars were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors, who appraised a substantial amount of information submitted by both the finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®); contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.

Cypress Woods High School senior Megan Cornejo is one of four CFISD students to earn a National Merit $2,500 scholarship.

On April 26, about 840 recipients of corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards were named, and on June 7 and July 10, some 3,800 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners will be announced. By the conclusion of this year’s competition, more than 7,140 academic champions will have won National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $28 million.