Four Students Named Carson Scholars

Four high school juniors have been named Carson Scholars, earning $1,000 college scholarships. Carson Scholars are students in grades 4–11 who excel academically and donate their time and talents to others. 

MCPS students who are first-time scholarship recipients are:

• Pragna Banavara, Northwest High School
• Tracy Espinoza, Watkins Mill High School
• Sophie Huang, Richard Montgomery High School
• Doris Wang, Montgomery Blair High School

Five additional MCPS students were named Recognized Carson Scholars, which reaffirmed their status as scholar recipients for maintaining a 3.75 grade point average and continuing to do volunteer work. They are:

• Claire Kirner, 9th grade, Wheaton High School
• Hannah Mathew, 11th grade, Damascus High School
• Olivia Ormsby, 12th grade, Watkins Mill High School
• Ayza Siddiqi, 11th grade, Clarksburg High School
• Kai Zou, 12th grade, Winston Churchill High School