Local Students Named National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists

September 10, 2014

Fourteen local high school students have been named semifinalists in the 59th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

The students are Hannah E. Phillips of Tate High School; Jett P Crowdis, Claire M. Escobedo, Olivia Y. Liseth,  Shayli A. Patel,  Nadia H. Razek, Laurel N. Rush, Lauren E. Shumpert and Caroline E. Sullivan of Pensacola High School;  Maria T. Gund, Troy Stringfellow and Case W. Wagner from Pensacola Catholic High School; Jon H. Adler of Trinitas Christian School; and Ryan A. Garmeson of T.R. Miller High School in Brewton.

About 16,000 national semifinalists were announced Wednesday. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and more than half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.

To become a  finalist, the semifinalist and their high school 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. A semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record through-out high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News