Sumner County Schools (SCS) is excited to announce the names of their National Merit Semifinalists. Less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors qualified for this prestigious honor, and they have an opportunity to continue in the competition for more than 6,800 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million.
SCS congratulates the following National Merit Semifinalists:
Gallatin High School:
· Jacob Allen
Hendersonville High School:
· Liliana Daniel
· Steven Lamarr
· Anna White
Merrol Hyde Magnet School:
· Nicholas Brown
· Alyssa Maddern
· Josiah Vinson
· Ava Wei
More than 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT, NMSQT), which serves as an initial screen of program entrants. Nationwide, 16,000 students were selected as semifinalists.
To become a finalist, these students and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received.
“We are incredibly proud of these outstanding students for earning National Merit Semifinalist honors,” said Dr. Scott Langford, Director of Sumner County Schools. “Their dedication to academic excellence, leadership, and community involvement exemplifies the qualities we strive to foster in all of our students. This recognition reflects their hard work and the support they’ve received from their families, teachers, and peers. We look forward to seeing their continued success as they move forward in the competition.”
National Merit finalists will be announced in February 2025.
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