PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — Several students from Montgomery County, including one from Plymouth-Whitemarsh 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.
The Plymouth Whitemarsh student selected was Leo Nasatir.
School districts like North Penn, Wissahickon, and Methacton were represented by large contingents.
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.
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