Announcement from Lake County Schools
Congratulations to Gabriel Jayjack of East Ridge High and Amaya Tuttle-Marshall of Lake Minneola High! They have advanced to Finalist standing in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, a distinction that places them in a group of more than 15,000 students representing fewer than 1% of U.S. high school graduating seniors!
All Finalists are being considered for one of 2,500 National Merit Scholarships that will be offered on a state-representational basis. Finalists who meet specific criteria of a company or business sponsor will be considered for one of about 840 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards, and Finalists who meet specific conditions may be considered for one of about 3,800 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards to be financed by U.S. colleges and universities.
