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Students from many Wissahickon area high schools made the cut
The semifinalists for the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) Program were announced recently, and many Montgomery County students were among them. NMSC said that more than 16,000 semifinalists have been named for this, the 70th annual NMSC year of the program.
“These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring,” said Eileen Artemakis and Matthew Budreau, of the NMSC, in a press release.
To be considered, senior students will have to fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of these semifinalists are likely to attain finalist standing, with around half of the finalists winning a National Merit Scholarship, earning a Merit Scholar title.
NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that “operates without government assistance” has been in operation since 1955. Its main purpose is to hold this annual competition for scholarship dollars.
“Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 280 business organizations, higher education institutions, and individual donors that share NMSC’s goal of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence,” said the organization’s duo.
Four nationwide news releases are expected to be announced between April and July of 2025 to name the year’s Merit Scholar winners.
From the Wissahickon Now reading areas, were the following students, named as semifinalists:
Ambler: Wissahickon High School
Jackson Angell
Katherine Chen
Kevin Gao
Connor Ginnane
Vivian Han
Katherine Hussa
Chloe Michaels
Rachel Park
Parth Patel
Shaurya Sinha
Jake Tan
Lauren Tung
Fort Washington: Germantown Academy
Yash Kandanuru
Jianna Kim
Helen Liang
Umang Mittal
Ishaan Paladugu
Lawrence Zhan
Roy Zhao
Lower Gwynedd: Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
Lauren Ryan
Plymouth Meeting: Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School
Myles B. Kaye
Ronald L. Keene
Dhruv K. Patel
Akhil K. Roy
Noah E. Smith
Andrew T. Szperka
Koseli Thakali
Upper Dublin: Upper Dublin High School
Hannah Adams
Matthew Gregg
Selena Liang
Isabella Xie
Lance Yang
