2 Daniel Hand Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

MADISON, CT — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced the names of over 16,000 semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including two Daniel Hand High School students, Alice D. Walker and Matthew L. Xu.

These high school seniors are being recognized for academic achievement.

Semifinalists are granted an opportunity to continue in the competition for 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million. The scholarships will be offered next spring.Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.

About 95 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing. Half the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship.

Three types of National Merit Scholarships will be offered in the spring of 2023. Every finalist will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 Scholarships..