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7 POBJFK Students Named Semifinalists In Scholarship Competition

These students are being honored as 2027 National Merit Scholarship Competition semifinalists.

POBJFKHS seniors Harsham Dugar, Daniel Jung, Surya Krishnan, Aiden Noh, Taniya Raipatriwar, Emily Xi, and Allison Zhou have been named National Merit Semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
POBJFKHS seniors Harsham Dugar, Daniel Jung, Surya Krishnan, Aiden Noh, Taniya Raipatriwar, Emily Xi, and Allison Zhou have been named National Merit Semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Competition. (Plainview-Old Bethpage Schools)

PLAINVIEW, NY — Seven seniors from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School have been named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

The seven seniors are as follows:

  • Harsham Dugar
  • Daniel Jung
  • Surya Krishnan
  • Aiden Noh
  • Taniya Raipatriwar
  • Emily Xi
  • Allison Zhou

More than 1.3 million students nationwide entered the competition, and the seven Hawks are now among more than 16,000 students to advance to the next round.

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In the Finalist round, these students will be competing for one of the National Merit Scholarships, which combined are worht about $24 million.

The seven students will find out in February if they are a finalist, and the scholarship winners will be announced between April and July.

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