Students among merit winners

Four Sarasota County high school students were among the 2,500 students across the country named by the National Scholarship Corporation as 2012 National Merit Scholarship winners. Bailey Pecor, a senior at Riverview High School, and Pine View seniors Andrew Grass, Anthony Grebe and Marissa Korn, will each receive a $2,500 scholarship.

National Merit Scholarship winners are determined to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies and were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors. The winners may use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university.