Schools
Nine Woodbury Students are Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists
They are among 16,000 high school students from across the country to be named semi-finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Several students from Woodbury schools have been named semi-finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are:
- Colin Scheibner
- Christopher Yang
- Edward Liu
- Kinsey Philips
- Daniel Pilon
- Jack Thomas
- Angela Yang
- Rachel Glick
- Iram Shafqat
The local high school students are among 16,000 from across the country to receive this honor.
Students qualify for the National Merit program by earning top scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The highest scoring entrants from each state are named semifinalists and go on to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarship money.
Find out what's happening in Woodburywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, semifinalists must advance to finalist standing in the competition by completing the application process, obtaining letters of recommendation, and demonstrating high academic performance.
Finalists will be named in February.
Find out what's happening in Woodburywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.