An impressive 66 Frisco ISD students have been named National Merit Scholars this year — the prestigious final recognition for a standout group of 2026 graduates who began their journey last fall, when the District led the state in National Merit Semifinalists.
In the spring, 27 Frisco ISD students were awarded National Merit $2,500 or corporate-sponsored scholarships. This summer, 39 more Frisco ISD students were named National Merit college-sponsored scholarship winners. The college-sponsored awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution the student will attend this fall.
This year’s National Merit Scholarship Program began in October 2024 when juniors took the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) as an initial screen for this honor. The PSAT is offered each fall to all 10th and 11th grade Frisco ISD students at no cost to them during the school day.
Below are the college-sponsored merit scholarship winners, along with their intended fields of study and universities as reported to the College Board. Congratulations!
College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners
Likhit Allena, Emerson - Neurosurgery at the University of Texas at Dallas
Anvitha Aluri, Reedy - Medicine at Texas A&M University
Nitya Anam, Liberty - Medicine at Texas A&M University
Kairav Banerjee, Liberty - Academia at Stony Brook University
Ella Brookshire, Wakeland - Acting at TCU
Vibhav Burju, Independence - Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University
Kydon Cheng, Reedy - Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University
Mason Classe, Liberty - Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University
Oluwadamilola D. Dolapo, Centennial - Public Health at Texas A&M University
William Fang, Reedy - Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas
Winfield Fleming, Lebanon Trail - Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University
Shivani Ganesan, Independence - Materials Engineering at Texas A&M University
Chase Kha Huynh, Independence - Psychiatry at the University of Texas at Dallas
Rohit Jonnalagadda, Emerson - Anesthesiology at the University of Texas at Dallas
Yash Joshi, Lone Star - Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas
Chetan Kapavarapu, Reedy - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas
Amrutha Kothakota, Independence - Healthcare at the University of Texas at Dallas
Ananya Krishna, Reedy - International Business at the University of Southern California
Abhinav Kulkarni, Heritage - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas
Olivia Lay, Frisco - Nuclear Physics at Furman University
David W. Lu, Lebanon Trail - Electrical Engineering at Stony Brook University
Meghna Mahendran, Centennial - Design at the University of Texas at Dallas
Laya Mallina, Liberty - Bioinformatics at the University of Texas at Dallas
Maxton Mccaulley, Independence - Finance at Texas A&M University
Achintya Mishra, Lone Star - Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas
Ritesh Papisetty, Lebanon Trail - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas
Avril Park, Centennial - Biology at Texas A&M University
Saanvi Patel, Liberty - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas
Emaan Rana, Lebanon Trail - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas
Adit Roy Choudhury, Heritage - Business at Texas A&M University
Alp Sahin, Liberty - Medicine at Washington and Lee University
Shivansh Sharma, Lebanon Trail - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas
Aviral Srivastava, Independence - Medicine at Texas A&M University
Harini Sundar, Heritage - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas
Emeliya Syed, Lone Star - Oncology at the University of Texas at Dallas
Aditya Thakur, Lone Star - Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University
Charvi Vattikuti, Reedy - Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Texas at Dallas
Mathias Wong, Liberty - Nursing at Texas A&M University
Ariane Zhang, Centennial - Biology at the University of Texas at Dallas
- Rachel McReynolds