STUDENTS NAMED NATIONAL
MERIT SEMIFINALISTS
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even Mansfield ISD students are
among the less than 1% of high school
students to be named semifinalists in the
National Merit Scholarship Program.
The National Merit Scholarship
Program is an academic competition
for recognition and college
scholarships. Scholars earn the
distinction of semifinalist based on
their top scores on the Preliminary
SAT/National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
Out of more than 1.6 million entrants
nationwide, only 16,000 students are
selected as semifinalists. In February,
15,000 of those students will be named
finalists. About half of those finalists
will win a National Merit Scholarship
worth thousands of dollars.
“Being a semifinalist in the National
Merit Scholarship Program is a
big deal, and we’re proud of these
students for achieving some of the
highest scores in the nation on their
PSAT,” said Dr. Sean Scott, associate
superintendent of curriculum,
instruction and accountability. “Their
hard work has definitely paid off,
and I hope they can continue in the
competition to earn scholarships that
will help fund their higher education.”
Semifinalists in the National Merit
Scholarship Program must have
an outstanding academic record
throughout 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.
The academically talented high school
seniors are selected based on their
skills, accomplishments and potential
for success in rigorous college studies
without regard to gender, race, ethnic
origin or religious preference.
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The National Merit Scholarship Program awards millions of dollars in
scholarships to students each year.
Congratulations
to MISD’s
Semifinalists!
AARON LIBED
Lake Ridge High School CHACE MONCRIEF
Lake Ridge High School
ASHLEY CHUONG
Lake Ridge High School VIVIAN NGUYEN
Lake Ridge High School
YUNAH SONG
Legacy High School
VELIN KOJOUHAROV
Mansfield High School
DYLAN NANNEY
Mansfield High School