to $6,000 annually.
The students are:
• Anita B. Hofschneider of Marianas Baptist Academy who had a 4.25 cumulative GPA. She has been accepted to Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and plans to major in economics and English.
• Taylor E. Smith, Northern Marianas Academy, with a GPA of 4.32. She has been accepted to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where she plans to major in sociology.
• Kristina S. Bermudes, Marianas High School, 4.0 GPA. She has been accepted to the University of California in Riverside, California and plans to major in biochemistry as part of a pre-medicine program.
• Wen Hui Ye, NMA, 4.55 GPA. He will attend the University of California at Berkeley to major in biochemistry and molecular cell biology.
• Kayla M. Techur, Saipan Southern High School, 4.06 GPA. She plans to major in biology at the University of Portland in Oregon.
• Kathleen Johnson, Saipan International School, 4.0 GPA. She will attend the University of Colorado at Boulder in Colorado to major in studio art.
• Nicole Sonia G. Castro, MBA, 4.17 GPA. Boise State College in Boise, Idaho — biology and chemistry.
• Letitia Wu Cabrera, Mount Carmel School, 3.99 GPA. Elliott School of International Relations at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. — international relations.
• Ann Rochell Ermitanio, MHS, 4.0 GPA. Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia — biology as part of a pre-med program of study.
• Bryan T. Demapan, MHS, 4.0 GPA. Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan — astronomy.
• Maria Agnes Constante, MHS, 4.0 GPA. Glendale Community College in Glendale, California — liberal arts.
• Louvele G. Borja, Tinian High School, 3.8 GPA. Lansing Community College in Lansing, Michigan — education and Japanese studies.
• Alexis P. Cabrera, Kagman High School, 4.104 GPA. Northern Marianas College — education.
• Jolene S. Aguon, Saipan Southern High School, 4.04 GPA. Northern Marianas College.
• Nadia DLG. Benjamin, Kagman High School, 4.196 GPA. Northern Marianas College — education and finance.
Education Commissioner David M. Borja said the number of qualified applicants far exceeded the 15 scholarships that the U.S. Department of Education has made available to the CNMI.
He said the 15 scholars were selected for their excellent essays, high cumulative grade point averages and fine commendation letters.
Borja said the CNMI needs the expertise that each of these scholars will acquire when they complete their studies.
“It is for that reason, that the Public School System urges each of these 15 scholars to be diligent in their studies and to come home and share knowledge and practice the skills they have acquired once they graduate,” Borja said.
