32 Johnson County students win National Merit Scholarships

Thirty-two Johnson County students are among about 2,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities.

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced the winners this week. The scholarships are worth $500 to $2,000 per year for up to four years at the sponsoring school.

The winners:

▪ Benjamin H. Abbas, Barstow School

▪ Jay Scott Alexander, Blue Valley Northwest High School

▪ Alex J. Bohlken, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

▪ Patrick L. Callahan, Rockhurst High School

▪ Emma C. Clark, Olathe East High School

▪ Sally K. Cochran, Blue Valley High School

▪ Isaac G. Coleman, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

▪ Jacqueline M. Condon, homeschool

▪ Ryan J. Cowdrey, St. Thomas Aquinas High School

▪ Spencer J. Dang, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

▪ Kyler M. Dixon, Blue Valley West High School

▪ Bonnie C. Dowd, Olathe Northwest High School

▪ Alexandra Marie Dykeman, Notre Dame de Sion School

▪ Andrew J. Fancher, Blue Valley West High School

▪ Sarah E. Freeburne, Blue Valley West High School

▪ Sidney R. Hallak, Blue Valley Northwest High School

▪ Ben B. Harper IV, Olathe Northwest High School

▪ Isaiah L. Hastings, Olathe South High School

▪ Wyatt S. Heikes, Olathe North High School

▪ Wyatt W. Hursh, Blue Valley North High School

▪ Isaac John Lanan, Shawnee Mission South High School

▪ Angela Li, Olathe East High School

▪ Andrea P. Lu, Pembroke Hill School

▪ Bronwyn E. McNaughton, Shawnee Mission North High School

▪ Michael M. O’Connell, Rockhurst High School

▪ Caleigh A. Penn, Olathe North High School

▪ Mitchell J. Reinig, Blue Valley North High School

▪ Katherine A. Riedel, Shawnee Mission West High School

▪ Megan D. Rodrigues, Blue Valley Northwest High School

▪ Jordan A. Scharnhorst, Blue Valley Southwest High School

▪ Hunter C. Sodek, Shawnee Mission East High School

▪ Carter N. Stout, Blue Valley West High School

This story was originally published June 2, 2015 at 6:02 PM with the headline "32 Johnson County students win National Merit Scholarships."