51 RI Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists

Newport RI

15 September, 2021

12:42 PM

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RHODE ISLAND — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation selected 16,000 students from across the country as semifinalists in the 2021 program, including 51 from Rhode Island. At the beginning of each school year, the NMSC reveals the students who will go on to compete for scholarships in the spring. About 7,500 of the original 16,000 semifinalists win scholarships.The semifinalist round is determined by the results of the pre-SAT tests taken by about 1.5 million high school juniors nationwide during the previous school year. The list of semifinalists will be winnowed down to about 15,000 by early 2022, and those students will submit applications to get scholarships. The scholarships awarded in the spring range in value, with the highest at $2,500. Rhode Island's semifinalists are listed below, by community. Barrington Barrington High School Alverson, MorganBai, HannahBuka, Benjamin T.Douglas, Julia F.Dreier, Lucy B.Goldstein, Yael S.Lapczyk, Martin M.Rego, Andrew D.Schultz, Caleb P. Bristol Mount Hope High School Mehta, Aditi Cranston Cranston High School West Parente, Mikaya C. Homeschooled Marek, Kalliana J. Cumberland Blackstone Valley Prep High School Barden, William C. Cumberland High School Vitkin, Kaitlyn E. East Greenwich East Greenwich High School Gomez, Sara M.Kelly, Clyde M. Xu, Julia S. Rocky Hill Country Day School Gross, Julian W. East Providence East Providence Country Day School Vocke, Kolby J. Lincoln William M. Davies Career and Tech High School White, Chapman C. Lincoln High School Chatragadda, Lohith S. Narragansett Narragansett High School Soloff, Curtis J. North Kingstown North Kingstown High School Beson, David I.Egan, Molly E. Junge, Evangeline G. North Providence North Providence High School Zhuang, Paula North Smithfield North Smithfield High School Daigneault, Ethan B. Portsmouth Portsmouth High School Chytka, Maria A. Providence Moses Brown School Lai, KevinLambert, Casey B.Weisbord, Elias J.Xing, Runpeng Classical High School Carr, SimonFlores, AnnaHealey, Samuel D.Hofhansel, PeterHurtado Solberg, ElenaKlein, Abigail Homeschooled Hain, Madeleine M. La Salle Academy Dillon, Caden M.Richard, Lauren N. Lincoln School Comiskey, Sophia E. Wheeler School Chirkov, Paul A.Dal Bo, ManuelGruber, Hannah R.Homer, Maxwell Y.Krex, Spencer W.Medina, Noah A. Smithfield Smithfield High School Reilly, Aleksander R. Wakefield South Kingstown High School Desimone, Stella G. Warwick Toll Gate High School Randall, Sydney J. Woonsocket Mount Saint Charles Academy Boddy, Michael