Eight Osceola County students have been named as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.
Osceola County School for the Arts’ Sean McBride, Poinciana High’s Emily Chestnut, St. Cloud High’s Noah Jenkins and a quintet from Celebration High — Evan Halperin, Nicols Riveros, Israel Rosales, Sarah York and Zachary Zelmanski — were among the 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be offered next spring.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
