Katy ISD Students Shine as 2025 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, Competing for $26 Million in Scholarships
In an impressive academic achievement, dozens of students from Katy ISD have been named as 2025 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists out of more than 16,000 contenders from across the country.
The Katy ISD students now join the league of those vying for over 6,000 scholarships, amounting to a substantial $26 million. This honor also brings the potential of being declared a National Merit Finalist. “We are proud of these students and all that they have accomplished so far in being named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists,” remarked Ronnie Edwards, Assistant Superintendent for School Leadership & Support. Katy ISD has nearly 100 students to celebrate this year.
| Cinco Ranch High School | |
| Victoria Do | Nathan Tran |
| Orhan Dogan | Di Wu |
| Ian Kang | Enhan Yuan |
| Dorothy Li | Rachel Yun |
| Rohan Pandit | Michael Zhao |
| Jordan High School | |
| Keerthana Balusu | Katie Leisy |
| Mae Chen | Sai Vedhik Puram |
| Jaden Cherian | Elaine Qu |
| Sripaad Gajula | Surya Reddy |
| Inesh Gupta | Tristan Wardak |
| Arav Karnik | Grace Zhang |
| Katy High School | |
| Allison Briggs | Zachary Matthews |
| Kyla Bruns | |
| Seven Lakes High School | |
| Mohamed-Amin Abdalla | David Lu |
| Aditya Ayyappan | Zekai Lv |
| Nikhil Bharadwaj | Leyla Mammadli |
| Sania Chauhan | Luc Andre Prieur du Perray |
| Eddy Chen | Rounak Rai |
| Enze Chen | Siri Ramineni |
| Xu Cheng | Alonso Ramos |
| Megan Chou | Krish Shah |
| Melody Cui | Samaira Srivastva |
| Trisha Das | Helene Su |
| Joseph Haddad | Vishal Surya |
| Carolina Kusumanegara | Jonathan Sutjandra |
| Anthony Li | Akhil Vasudevan |
| Evangeline Li | Dhairya Viramgama |
| Victor Liu | Richard Zhang |
| Taylor High School | |
| Aidan Henderson | Inigo Tucker |
| Daniel Jiang | Grace Wu |
| Ifedolapo Olotu | Nolan Yee |
| Samara Syed | Daniel Yon |
| Tompkins High School | |
| Elkhan Agamirza | Lilian Liu |
| Luisa Amir | Alvin Mathew |
| Manitej Boorgu | Grace Miao |
| Sahus Gupta | Athruv Mirmira |
| Abigail He | Pratyush Prakash |
| Madison Huang | Roger Ramos-Morales |
| Alexander Knight | Isaac Sun |
| Eesha Kodavatikanti | Leah Wu |
| Eric Li | Jeremy Zhu |
| Andrew Liu | |
NMSC initiated the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program with over 1.3 million juniors across the nation, who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in 2023. The highest-scoring entrants in each state were subsequently selected as Semifinalists.
Established in 1955, NMSC aims to identify and honor academically gifted U.S. high school students while stimulating enhanced support for their education. The organization also manages programs for entities wishing to fund college undergraduate scholarships, earning a reputation for quality and integrity. Since its inception, NMSC has recognized over 3.5 million students and provided approximately 470,000 scholarships totaling over $1.8 billion. NMSC, a not-for-profit organization, operates independently without government assistance.
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The pathway to becoming a Finalist requires the Semifinalists to submit a comprehensive scholarship application, presenting their academic record, involvement in school and community activities, leadership skills, employment, and other achievements. They are also required to submit their SAT or ACT scores and an essay. Katy's 2025 Semifinalists are set to be acknowledged at a District reception on October 28.
Tiffany Krenek has been on the My Neighborhood News team since August 2021. She is passionate about curating and sharing content that enriches the lives of our readers in a personal, meaningful way. A loving mother and wife, Tiffany and her family live in the West Houston/Cypress region.
