Students named Merit scholarship semifinalists
September 30, 2015
By Staff
NEW — 2:59 p.m. Sept. 30, 2015
Several local high school seniors were among about 16,000 semifinalists for the annual National Merit Scholarship.
The high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 7,400 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring.
About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and about half
of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.
The following students were named semifinalists:
Liberty High School — Tyra Christopherson, Anna Malesis, Marek Pierepiekarz, James Ricks and Nathaniel Turtel
Hazen High School — Matthew Robbins
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