DCDS Students Named 2016 National Merit and Achievement Semifinalists

Detroit Country Day School (DCDS) announced that 28 senior class students were named 2016 National Merit and Achievement Semifinalists and will have the opportunity to compete for approximately 7,400 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million. DCDS Headmaster Glen Shilling made the announcement.

“It is with great pride that we recognize these students for the high level of hard work and individual scholarship that goes into this impressive achievement,” said Shilling. “Our students are honored among approximately 16,000 of the nation’s brightest scholars, and serve as strong representatives of the world-class academic opportunities provided by our faculty and community at Detroit Country Day School.”

Semifinalists are categorized as the highest scoring entrants in each state. About 1.5 million junior class students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program each year by taking the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. In order to qualify as a semifinalist, students must score well on the qualifying test, earn SAT scores that validate the student’s performance on the qualifying test, possess an outstanding academic record throughout high school, and be recommended by the high school principal. The finalists’ scholarships will be presented in spring 2016.

The 2016 DCDS National Merit and Achievement Semifinalists include:

Marco Chin, West Bloomfield

Mireille Farjo, Ann Arbor (not pictured)

Eric Hao, Novi

Richard Hou, Rochester

Joanne Lee, Birmingham

Edward Lin, Northville

Moiz Mahmood, West Bloomfield (not pictured)

Jonathan Ni, Northville

Myna Palakurhti, Bloomfield Hills

Joshen Patel, Farmington Hills

Sharmila Prabhu, West Bloomfield

Sonali Prasad, Troy

Eric Ren, Bloomfield Hills

Sajay Sarin, Northville

Abiral Sawhney, Northville

Cher Sha, West Bloomfield

Anthony Shui, Farmington Hills

Matthew Song, Canton

Alan Sun, Canton (not pictured)

Anuush Vejalla, Novi

Clair Wang, Farmington Hills

Jalen Wang, Troy

Lydia Wang, Novi

Peter Wei, Novi

Rosanna Wong

Michelle Yi, Sterling Heights

Stephanie Yim, Northville

Lan Ying, Troy

Detroit Country Day School offers students from preschool through high school an exemplary education rooted in academic rigor and a commitment to the full development of each student’s potential. The school is an independent, coeducational, non-denominational, college preparatory school nationally recognized for excellence in academics, athletics and the fine and performing arts. Founded in 1914 by F. Alden Shaw, Detroit Country Day School today enrolls more than 1,500 students on four campuses located in Beverly Hills and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. For additional information, please visit www.dcds.edu.