The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of 800 outstanding Black American high school seniors who have won Achievement Scholarship awards through the National Achievement Scholarship Program, and Blake A. Sundel of Falls Church has been recognized.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of 800 outstanding Black American high school seniors who have won Achievement Scholarship awards through the National Achievement Scholarship Program, and Blake A. Sundel of Falls Church has been recognized.

Achievement Scholar designees announced include 700 recipients of National Achievement $2,500 Scholarships. All students who advanced to the finalist level in the 2011 competition were considered for these single-payment scholarships, which were awarded on a regional representation basis, in proportion to the population of Black Americans in each geographic region.

Sundel, a student at Fork Union Military Academy, plans to pursue a career in historical writing.