6 Katy ISD Students Earn National Merit Scholarships
- Apr 24
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KATY MAGAZINE NEWS
April 24, 2026
By Natalie Cook Clark
Earning their place among the USA’s top 1 percent, 6 Katy ISD students earned National Merit Scholarships.
Six Katy ISD seniors, representing Jordan High School, Tompkins High School and Seven Lakes High School, earned prestigious corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships, placing them among the nation’s most accomplished high school scholars.
“These students represent the very best of Katy ISD and exemplify the academic excellence and perseverance we strive to cultivate across the District,” says Chief Academic Officer Christine Caskey. “Their achievement reflects not only their dedication, but also the strong support of our educators and families who help prepare them for success at the highest levels.”
Last October, Katy ISD announced that over 100 District students were National Merit Semi-Finalists. Of that honorable and select group, 6 seniors won scholarships.
These seniors are recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and rank among the top high school scholars in the country, selected for their exceptional academic performance, leadership and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
Fewer than one percent of high school seniors nationwide advance to this level of distinction, highlighting both their academic excellence and future career promise across fields such as medicine, engineering and business.
These awards, funded by corporations and foundations, provide financial support for college and recognize students who demonstrate outstanding achievement, leadership and commitment to excellence.
Katy ISD congratulates these exceptional students for their dedication and achievement and celebrates the educators and families who have supported them along the way.
Congratulations to the following scholars:
Caleb M. Albers, Jordan High School, National Merit Fluor Scholarship
Arjun R. Chamdupatia, Tompkins High School, National Merit Siemens Scholarship
Shreyas R. Kini, Tompkins High School, National Merit Chevron Scholarship
Sean B. Lu, Tompkins High School, National Merit Chevron Scholarship
Jay Sahni, Jordan High School, National Merit Nextera Energy, Inc. Scholarship
Matthew E. Tsang, Seven Lakes High School, National Merit Occidental Petroleum Corporation Scholarship
From Katy Magazine, congratulations to these students!
Below is the list of Katy ISD National Merit Semi-Finalists (listed by school.)
Cinco Ranch High School
Andrew Xia
Reed Whisenant
Alexander Park
Nathan Olivier
Ivan La
Alyssa Jiang
Elyssa Hung
Ryan Gover
Lucille Ebben
Jordan High School
George Rhoades
Enze Yu
Sumanth Sivakumar
Rikin Singhvi
Jay Sahni
Emma Chung
Muhammad Daniyal Salman
Ian Kim
Riya Sharma
Aimee Xia
Johan Jacob
Grace Dong
Ian Choi
Christian Hough
Kyle Nguyen
Caleb Albers
Suchay Kommisetty
Pranav Ramji
Eric Yang
Murugan Jagan
Adleigh Krile
Truman Sun
Anitra Sen
Maggie Yang
Andrea Lopez
Saira Narang
Rishan Hemrajani
Michael Wang
Nathan Xu
Rohan Kishore
Katy High School
Dante Balacchi
Spencer Gernale
Mayde Creek High School
Jamie Klander
Seven Lakes High School
Aarjav Desai
Isaac Park
Veronica Zhu
Annie Zhou
Raina Zhang
Philip Zhang
Michelle Zhang
Merissa Zhang
Eric Zhang
Ken Woodward
Rohanna White
Matthew Tsang
Erica Zhang
An Truong
Aarushi Thatola
Aman Singh
Shailesh Satewar
Urmi Sarkar
Christopher Ou
Terynce Nguyen
Vedant Mohan
Sarah Lee
Aarush Kudariya
Maimunah Kausar
Rahid Ismail
Jarrett Hutto
Aditya Hariprasad
Samir Gandhi
Amaan Faisal
Xinyue Dong
Saumya Dharap
Emmanuelle Chern
Ailsa Cheng
Sherry Chen
Autumn Brown
Brandon Rui
Hanyu Song
Svend Rydahl
Ban Mai Nguyen
Komal Maniar
Brian Lu
Rosie Li
Annie Li
Ruiyang Huang
Daniel Deng
Taylor High School
Nitya Bhargava
Joseph Cooper
Travis Feng
Abhishree Gupta
Damon Hong
Timothy Hong
Daniel Kim
Alex Kwon
Jacob Ma
Sheryl Surawijaya
Sophia Tang
Ella Wang
Tompkins High School
Racheet Bedi
Arjun Chandupatla
Timothy Chau
Evelyn Chen
Gaoyu Chen
Haofei Deng
Grace Ding
Ryan Du
Jooni Hwang
Joshua Joiner
Abhinav Kanchupatla
Shreyas Kini
Vaishnav Krishnan
Sai Pavan Kukkadapu
Elvin Li
Ryan Lin
Sean Lu
Aahana Rao
Benjamin Van Strien
Faizan Zameer
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