HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — Each September, high-achieving high school students across the country are chosen as semifinalists for a $2,000-per-year grant for college from the National Merit Scholarship Program. Only students who score high on their PSAT are in the running.
Next spring, the group will be narrowed down based on their high school achievements and other factors. Finalists will be chosen for the no-strings-attached four-year scholarships.
On Wednesday, the National Merit Scholarship Board released its new list of semifinalists.
This year, students in Hoboken, Jersey City, and Secaucus made the list.
"I'm excited!" said one of the semi-finalists, Lucas Daly. "And very happy to be representing Hoboken and Hoboken High School."
They are:
Hoboken
Hoboken High School:
Daly, Lucas
Jersey City
Franklin School:
Gots, Emre
McNair Academic High School:
Bernardo, Christian
Burra, Sriharsh
Da Graca, Tyler
Derkachev, Georgiy
Garg, Rohan
Hu, Tian
Koo, Chloe
Mehra, Neil
Sivakumar, Harinee
St. Dominic Academy:
Varela, Mila
St. Peter's Prep:
Neissen, Spencer
County Prep:
Drake Zegular
Secaucus
Secaucus High School:
Goyal, Sonya
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Since they are sometimes organized by regional school or private school and not town, there may be a few missing from this list. If your child is missing or their name is incorrect, please email us.
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