Four P-CCS students awarded prestigious National Merit Scholarship

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CANTON, Mich. – Four Plymouth-Canton Community Schools students have been selected to receive the prestigious National Merit Scholarship, reflecting P-CCS' mission to help all our students find success as they learn skills that will serve them well for a lifetime.

“We are so proud of our National Merit Scholarship winners,” P-CCS Superintendent of Schools Dr. Monica L. Merritt said. “Achieving recognition in such a rigorous competition is a remarkable honor and reflects the dedication these students have to their education. I am incredibly proud of their accomplishments.”

For the four Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (P-CEP) seniors, the skills they learned in P-CCS classrooms, along with hard work and dedication, earned them a place in the national spotlight after they were named in the latest round of 2025 National Merit Scholarship winners.

P-CEP's scholarship winners include:

Canton High School senior Shourik Das, who intends to pursue a career in medicine.
Canton High School senior Hannah Thomas, who intends to pursue a career in neurology.
Salem High School senior Dhruv V. Hegde, who intends to pursue a career in mechanical engineering.
Salem High School senior Rohit Mahesh, who intends to pursue a career in engineering.

All four students received a $2,500 scholarship underwritten by Merit Scholarship funds. Winners are chosen by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors, and were evaluated by their academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the Finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official. Additional rounds of scholarship winners will be announced later this year.