15 North Penn High School Students Named Semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship Program

The North Penn School District is proud to recognize the following 15 North Penn High School students who were named as semifinalists in the 68th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program:

        Irene Chung

        Jijee Dhinesh

        Ryan Huang

        Joshua Kim

        Aditi Kowta

        Marianne Mathew

        Johnny Meng

        Annabel Pearson

        Hansana Perera

        Yash Prabhu

        Nathania Princley

        Jeanette Su

        Esha Velaga

        Katherine Wang

        Jacob Yin

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) — which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year — and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements.

Out of the 1.5 million students who take the qualifying test each year, approximately 16,000 are named semifinalists in the country. Selected semifinalist students represent less than one percent of high school seniors in the country.

These academically talented high school seniors will now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for more than 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million. Students named as finalists will be selected in April, May, June, and July based on their ability to show exceptional academic talent and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

For more information about the competition, please click here www.nationalmerit.org

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