3-31-2023 4:34am

LOCAL STUDENTS WIN

Jeff Barto Editor

17 BCPS students named 2023 Carson Scholars

Eight Hunt Valley area and seventeen Baltimore County Public Schools students are among the 482 students nationwide named 2023 Carson Scholars by the Carson Scholars Fund.

Each year, the Carson Scholars Fund recognizes a select group of high-achieving students in Grades 4–11 who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement (at least a 3.75 GPA) and humanitarian qualities.

The honored BCPS students for 2023 are:

Seth Aguirre, Grade 5, Woodholme Elementary School
Swostika Amgain, Grade 5, Rossville Elementary School
Akiva Bar Am, Grade 5, Wellwood International School
Olivia Bisson, Grade 11, Towson High School
Luis Cáceres‐Gutiérrez, Grade 11, Dundalk High School
Leah Cirrincione, Grade 11, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Talia Greenstein, Grade 8, Pikesville Middle School
Emma Gutberlet, Grade 5, Bedford Elementary School
Lila Kumar, Grade 5, Mays Chapel Elementary School
Brittany Lidard, Grade 5, Harford Hills Elementary School
Hailey Mychailyszyn, Grade 5, Sparks Elementary School
Emma Park, Grade 11, Hereford High School
Kamila Sahibova, Grade 5, Summit Park Elementary School
Aarti Srinivas, Grade 11, Western School of Technology & Environmental Science
Riya Mahale, Grade 11, Dulaney High School
Kahori Walker Mason, Grade 5, Milbrook Elementary School
Ethan Weisberg, Grade 8, Hereford Middle School

Each of these students will be awarded a $1,000 college scholarship and will be recognized during a regional awards banquet to be held on Sunday, April 30, at Martin’s West in Windsor Mill. Also celebrated at that banquet will be the 32 BCPS students who have renewed their Carson Scholar status by maintaining high academic standards and continuing to engage in community service. Nationally, 823 students renewed their Carson Scholar status.