25 CFISD Students Named 2023 National Merit Semifinalists
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25 CFISD Students Named 2023 National Merit Semifinalists

September 17 2022

A total of 25 CFISD seniors representing seven high schools were confirmed as semifinalists in the 68 annual National Merit Scholarship Program, officials announced on Sept. 14, allowing academically talented students to continue in the competition for approximately 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million.

The following students have been named National Merit semifinalists:

Name

High School

Henry Hoover

Bridgeland

Andrew Jung

Bridgeland

Aditya Naidu

Bridgeland

Catherine Pfaffenberger

Bridgeland

Reid Zepeda

Bridgeland

Juan Durante

Cy-Fair

Maggie Ni

Cy-Fair

Riven Amdal

Cypress Ranch

Sarah Hall

Cypress Ranch

Matthew Noriega

Cypress Ranch

Veronica Patino

Cypress Ranch

Yannick Mofor

Cypress Ridge

Travis Allen

Cypress Woods

Eric Baquerizo

Cypress Woods

Megan Cornejo

Cypress Woods

Bidushee Khan

Cypress Woods

Brandon Morrison

Cypress Woods

Rahul Rathan

Cypress Woods

Brinley Scott

Cypress Woods

Vittal Sivakumar

Cypress Woods

Andre Zhang

Cypress Woods

Kasim Dawood

Jersey Village

Ryan Colby

Langham Creek

Nitya Kodali

Langham Creek

Zahin Rahman

Langham Creek

 

The 25 semifinalists are among more than 16,000 students throughout the U.S. that represent the top 1 percent of students who entered the Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit School Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) during their junior year.

To become a finalist, semifinalists must submit a detailed scholarship application, including information about academic records, participating in school and community activities, leadership skills, employment, and honors and awards. In addition to the scholarship application, semifinalists must be endorsed by a high school official, write an essay and earn an SAT or ACT score that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.

Qualifying students will be notified of their final designation in February, with National Merit Scholarship winners announced beginning in April and concluding in July.



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