Riverside resident finalist in two scholarship programs
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named Episcopal School of Jacksonville senior Sid Yarlagadda a National Merit Finalist. Yarlagadda has been named a finalist for the University of North Carolina’s Morehead-Cain Scholars Program also.
Nationwide, only 8,500 high school seniors are selected as Merit Scholarship winners, from 15,000 finalists.Winners of Merit Scholarship® awards are announced in March. Students who are selected can earn college scholarships based on their academic performance and leadership potential.
The Morehead-Cain is a four-year merit scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It fully funds the student’s four years at Carolina, including housing, tuition, fees and meals. Morehead-Cain is awarded based on character, scholarship, physical vigor, leadership and merit.