9 Deerfield Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

DEERFIELD, IL — Nine Deerfield High School students have been named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The students are:

• Olivia N. Dooley
• Jasper A. Fine
• Madeleine S. Forman
• Isabel A. Ifkovits
• Vivienne D. Peiser
• Nishant K. Reed
• Caroline Q. Shi
• Dustin L. Simon
• Nolan A. Zinman

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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation selected more than 16,000 semifinalists nationwide. They represent less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors and will compete for about 6,700 scholarships worth approximately $24 million.

Students qualified through the 2025 PSAT/NMSQT. To advance, semifinalists must complete an application, maintain an outstanding academic record, receive a school recommendation, submit an essay and earn SAT or ACT scores confirming their qualifying-test performance.

More than 15,000 semifinalists are expected to become finalists.