Six West Des Moines Valley Students Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists

A news release from West Des Moines Community Schools:

 All six of the National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from Valley High School were upgraded to National Merit Scholarship finalists this week.

Seniors Erica Becker, Eric Chen, Emma Lind, Michelle Rose, Tricia Shi and Alexander Zhou will be notified in June if they have been selected as a national Merit Scholar. 

These students will be among 15,000 nationwide in competition to become a National Merit Scholar, earning a $2,500 scholarship.

National Merit Scholars are chosen based on abilities, skills and accomplishments. Academic records, school curriculum, test scores, an administrative recommendation, information about activities and leadership as well as an essay are used in the judging process.