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31 New Trier Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
The Trevians who made the cut scored among the top 1 percent of high school juniors in a standardized test last year.
WINNETKA, IL — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced 31 New Trier High School students have been selected as semifinalists in its 2019 scholarship competition. The students were chosen for their high scores on last year's Preliminary SAT test.
The 16,000 semifinalists selected comprise less than 1 percent of high school students nationwide, according to National Merit, and the 31 Trevians represent some of the highest-scoring students in Illinois. Over the course of the 2019 competition, the corporation will award 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million combined.
The next step is narrowing down the pool of semifinalists to finalists, with about 15,000 semifinalists expected to advance to the next level after submitting an application with information about academic and community activities, employment, awards and "demonstrated leadership abilities," according to the Evanston-based nonprofit.
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Scholarships winners will be selected from the group of finalists based on their accomplishments, skills and potential for success in college. Merit Scholars will be announced between April and July 2019.
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2019 National Merit Semifinalists from New Trier High School:
- Abigail Baran
- Max Bickers
- Katherine Busch
- Charles Coppieters 't Wallant
- Isabel Cox
- Emily Dale
- Sarah Ann Duck
- Tess Fallon
- Charles Forbes
- Samantha Fountain
- Samuel Geraghty
- Alexandra Gjaja
- Julia Hamill
- Daniel Hess
- Hannah Kadin
- Eleanor Kaplan
- John Keenan
- Da Hee Kim
- Brandon Lee
- Edward Lee
- Grace Lee
- Marion Madanguit
- Nicole Montenegro
- Asher Noel
- Julianne Ross
- Katherine Schindler
- Ella Schotz
- Edward Seol
- Chloe Solon
- Patrick Tolan
- Ella Worth.
Last year, a total of 16 members of the New Trier High School class of 2018 were awarded National Merit Scholarships out of 35 students named as semifinalists. Three received corporate-sponsored scholarships, two won $2,500 scholarships to the institutions of their choice and 11 others were awarded college-sponsored scholarships to the University of Chicago or Northwestern University.
Related:
- New Trier National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Announced
- 11 New Trier Students Earn National Merit Scholarships
- 2 New Trier Students Awarded National Merit Scholarships
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