Orange County Scholars Win Big Scholarships | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Eleven more Orange County high school grads just landed major college scholarships through the National Merit program, bringing the local total to 22 scholars. These awards—ranging from $500 to $2,000 annually and renewable for four years—come directly from universities like USC, Case Western Reserve, and Vanderbilt. To earn them, students had to ace the PSAT as juniors and survive the grueling National Merit semifinalist and finalist rounds. It’s a powerful testament to their dedication—and a big boost for their future success. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/62b5e4cc6bbb8b57