Lexington High School Students Named Semifinalists in Siemens Competition

LEXINGTON, MA — Five Lexington students were named as finalists of the 2016 Siemens competition Tuesday.

Over 1600 projects were submitted this year, and 498 students have been selected as semifinalists. The students will vie for college scholarships ranging in value from $1,000 to $100,000.

The Lexington High School students named as semifinalists are as follows:

• Vivek Bhupatiraju
• Louis Golowich
• John Kuszmaul
• Veda Murthy
• Richard Zhou

The semifinalists and their projects are judged to determine who advances on to six regional competitions held in November. Individuals and team winners of regional contests will go on to compete in the National Finals held at the George Washington University in Washington D.C., where $500,000 in scholarships will be awarded including two top prizes of $100,000.

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