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8 Spring-Ford Students Are National Merit Semi-Finalists
Eight Spring-Ford students were selected as part of the elite group, which is chosen from a pool of 1.5 million students.
ROYERSFORD, PA — Eight Spring-Ford High School students have been named semi-finalists for the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The semi-finalists were announced on Wednesday and include approximately 16,000 high-school seniors that will go on to compete for the scholarships that will be offered next spring.
Spring-Ford semifinalists include:
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- Aleena Ataher
- Harish Bayana
- Siddhant Chavan
- Deepak Kejariwal
- Ryan Pierce
- Aryan Singh
- Samuel Thomas
- Nicholas Tufillaro
"I am so proud of these eight students," Spring-Ford Area High School Principal Dr. Patrick Nugent said in a statement Wednesday. "To be recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program is a great honor that demonstrates their dedication to academic success. I’m also proud of our staff, as they have assisted in the academic accomplishments of these eight students."
Over 90 percent of the semi-finalists will be named as finalists for the scholarship. Of those finalists, about half will win a scholarship.
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More than 1.5 million students applied for the highly competitive scholarship and the semi-finalists represent less than 1 percent of all high-school seniors in the U.S.
Students will find out in February whether they make it to the finalist stage. The scholarship winners will be announced beginning in April 2020.
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