Patrick Herrin News Today

Patrick Herrin, a senior at Essex High School, was recently selected as one of five Vermont students to receive a National Merit Scholarship. In the U.S., 2,500 students were chosen to receive the $2,500 scholarship from a pool of about 16,000 finalists, according to a press release. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors. Herrin was selected by a committee of college admissions officers and hi...