6 Wissahickon Students Chosen As National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

AMBLER, PA — Several students from Wissahickon High School have been chosen as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, the first step in qualification for the prestigious scholarship.

If selected, the scholarship awards students $2,000 per year of college study.

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Local students include:

• Bacon, Nathan
• Chang, Ha
• Chang, Joseph
• Cohen, Bailey
• Khanna, Mihir
• Sirni, Avery

A total of 16,000 students nationwide have been selected as semifinalists.

Next spring, the group will be narrowed based on their high school achievements and other factors. A rough total of 6,700 finalists will be named to win scholarships.

All students nationwide are automatically entered into consideration when they take the PSAT test.