Greenwich Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

GREENWICH, CT — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program., including 17 Greenwich students.

The semifinalists will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring, according to an announcement from the corporation.

To be considered, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

The following Greenwich students have been named semifinalists:

BRUNSWICK SCHOOL

• Dapuzzo, Jackson J.
• Evans, Cameron R.

CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART

• Duncan, Cecilia F.
• Newton, Emily S.
• Yeager, Elizabeth D.

GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL

• Blanchard, Meredith E.
• Cleary, Chelsea
• Florin, Samuel H.
• Gilfond, George S.
• Hirsch, Joseph Q.
• Kishore, Anjali
• McDonnell, Skyler
• McQuillan, Genevieve A.
• Radzin, Wyatt
• Shi, Iris
• Shung, Artemis
• Speaker, Colin

Over 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and more than half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.