11 Smithtown Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

A total of 11 students from Smithtown High School East and Smithtown High School West were among 16,000 students across the country who were named semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Six Smithtown High School West students – Samantha Catalano, Stephen Kyranakis, Victoria Savage, Adam Wang, Catherine Whang and Cory Zhou – have been recognized as National Merit Scholar semifinalists.

Five High School East seniors also made the list: Sanjana Eranki, Emily Knott, Carley Rowe, Natalie Swiacki and Ruisi Zhong.

Merit Scholarship award semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.

In February, the National Merit Scholars will be announced.

These high school seniors will move on through the competition to potentially earn 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million which will be handed out this spring.

Congratulations to all the students!

Photo Captions:

Photo 1. Smithtown High School West National Merit Scholars: From left, Guidance counselor Jeanmarie Wilson, guidance counselor Dorothy Caputo, Stephen Kyranakis, Samantha Catalano, Cory Zhou, Victoria Savage, Catherine Whang, Adam Wang, guidance counselor Kate Baker and Smithtown High School West Principal John Coady.

Photo 2: Smithtown High School East National Merit Scholars: From left, Smithtown High School East Principal Dr. Kevin Simmons, Robert Woods, guidance counselor, Emily Knott, Natalie Swiacki, Ruisi Zhong, Sanjana Eranki, Carley Rowe, Kelly Brouthers, guidance counselor, Krista LaPresti, guidance counselor and Diane Giannico, guidance counselor.

Photos courtesy of Smithtown Central School District