Congratulations to two High Technology High School graduates on being named as recipients of prestigious post-graduate scholarships. Maya Ravichandran and Will Peracchio both graduated from High Tech in 2017. Listed below is information about both awards.

From the Rutgers University Website:

Maya Ravichandran was one of 46 selected out of a record-breaking 1190 students and recent graduates nominated nationally, and only the second Rutgers student in the school’s history to receive this prestigious postgraduate scholarship. Founded in 1954, the Marshall Scholarship finances the graduate studies of up to 50 of America’s future leaders in the United Kingdom with the goal of strengthening the relationship between the British and American peoples, their governments, and their institutions. Ravichandran plans to put her scholarship to use studying computer science and artificial intelligence at University of Oxford next year.

Maya Ravichandran - Hgi Tech ‘17 and Rutgers ‘21

From the Schwarzman Scholars Website:

Will Peracchio was one of 154 remarkable Schwarzman Scholars chosen from more than 3,600 applicants, and include students from 39 countries and 99 universities. The Class of 2022 will enroll in August 2021. Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships located at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

The Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2022 comprises an exceptional group of individuals, including a Scholar whose medical device company aims to improve the efficacy and affordability of coronary artery bypass surgery, an Amazon best-selling author, a developer of a UN and WHO-awarded app for achieving child nutrition security and reducing food waste, an award-winning Chinese film producer, Australia’s youngest Deputy Mayor, several Scholars named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30, and the youngest senior lecturer in Azerbaijan’s history. Information on the entire class can be found here.

Will Peracchio - High Tech ‘17 and Lehigh ‘21