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Council Rock North National Merit Scholarship Competitors

Council Rock School District proudly announces National Merit Scholarship Commended Students and Semifinalists.

The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarship that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.6 million entrants each year. Of the 1.6 million entrants, some 50,000 qualify as either a Commended Student or Semifinalist. Approximately 15,000 Semifinalists advance to Finalist standing. Ultimately 7,500 Finalists gooon to receive a coveted National Merit Scholarship which range in monetary value and giving structure. Congratulations to all of our students who achieved an illustrious National Merit Competition status to date. (information taken from nationalmerit.org)

CR NORTH SEMIFINALISTS
Connie Fang
Jonathan S. Feibusch
Sophia Fischer
Sabrina A. Green
Daniel Han
Kerry E. Johnson
Nicole Khusid
Finn C. Thompson
Jeffrey Zhao
CR NORTH COMMENDED
Megan E. Coolahan
Sasha J. Hofman
Mandisa L. Keswa
Jacqueline M. Koo
Jordan E. Koseski
Chantz B. Kouveras
Henry Liu (not in photo)
Jonathan M. Liu
Holland E. Moriarty
Courtney E. Pae

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