A future doctor from Salem wins top National Merit honors
Student Arnav Mohindra speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new addition at South Salem High School in 2021. Mohindra is the only Salem student to win a National Merit finalist scholarship from the Class of 2022 (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
When Arnav Mohindra got a letter in the mail from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, he assumed it was to clarify his college plans for the fall.
Instead, the letter — sent to his Salem…
