Schools
12 Lindbergh High School Students Make National Merit Semifinals
These students are in the running for a National Merit scholarship.
[Editor's note: This article was updated on Sept. 23. Caleb Codding was not included in the list of names released Sept. 11 from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.]
National Merit Scholarship Corporation released their list of semifinalists this week for scholarships to be awarded next spring.
The scholarships, granted to about 8,000 students total, are based on academic achievements of current high school seniors who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) as a junior. Student scores and applications are considered in the selection process.
Out of about 16,000 semifinalists nationwide, 12 students are from the Lindbergh School District:
- Aarthi Bala
- Brian Barrett
- Kieran Bradford
- Shravan Dommaraju
- Ryan Firth
- Katherine Hufker
- Brenna Kizer
- Bridget Kohl
- Benjamin Ledeaux
- Eric Lewis
- Samuel Stephens
- Caleb Codding
Bryanna Hampton contributed to this report.
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