Three Deer Valley Unified School District students were among the 39 Flinn Scholars Program finalists this academic year, and two were named recipients.
Neha Badhwar and Desiree Nguyen, both of Barry Goldwater High School, 2820 W. Rose Garden Lane, Phoenix, earned Flinn Scholarships. Salil Naik, of Mountain Ridge High School, 22800 N. 67th Ave., Glendale, was one of the finalists.
The Flinn Program application process began in August, and started with 1,095 statewide senior applicants. Recipients earn scholarships valued at more than $130,000, which covers tuition, fees, housing and meals at one of Arizona’s public universities, plus opportunities to study abroad.
