11 ETHS Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists

Information from the Evanston Township High School website. 

Eleven seniors from Evanston Township High School have been named semifinalists for the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.

ETHS semifinalists are Katherine Brady, Tom Davies, Matteo DiBernardo, Murielle Dunand, Viveka Herzum, Zane Kashner, Adrian Lafont-Mueller, Nora Linzer, Seth Paternostro, Henry Peters and Caitlin Westerfield.

Approximately 16,000 high school students from across the U.S. were named as semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). According to NMSC, semifinalists and their schools must submit a detailed scholarship application that demonstrates an outstanding academic record throughout high school and endorsement by a high school official.

Semifinalists have an opportunity to continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships to be offered next spring. To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.