135 HV Seniors Are National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

New City NY

15 September, 2021

1:20 PM

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HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Across the region, 135 high school seniors have been named semi-finalists for the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. The semi-finalists were announced on Wednesday and include 16,000 high-school seniors who will go on to compete for the scholarships that will be offered next spring. According to a press release from the National Merit Scholarship Program, about 95 percent of the semi-finalists will be named as finalists in the 67th year of the academic competition. Of those, about half will win a scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. 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. For each state, the number of semi-finalists is proportional to that state's percentage of the total graduating seniors in the country. High school juniors entered the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the2020 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state's percentage of the national total of graduating seniors. To become a finalist, the program explains that students and a high-school official must submit a detailed application. The application must contain information about a student's academic record, leadership abilities, the honors and awards they've received and more. Students will find out in February whether they make it to the finalist stage. Every finalist will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 scholarships on a state-representational basis. Also, about 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be provided by 220 corporations and business organizations, and about 180 colleges and universities are expected to finance some 4,000 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards The scholarship winners will be announced beginning in April 2022. The Hudson Valley's semi-finalists are: ArdsleyARDSLEY H. S. Barnett, Sophie A.Kumar, AnishaLu, JoyceMody, AnayStamm, Rosemary E.Wang, Alexandra Y.Weber, James L. ArmonkBYRAM HILLS H. S. Addeo, Olivia N.Bernstein, RyanNdocaj, JohnZeltner, Jane B. BardoniaALBERTUS MAGNUS H. S. Dedyo, John M. Briarcliff ManorBRIARCLIFF H. S. Barden, ClaraBright, Dylan A.Gong, HaonanMartin, Lucas M.Raut, Neel N. BronxvilleBRONXVILLE H. S. Vranka, Alice E.Weir, Isaiah R.Wu, Patrick CarmelCARMEL H. S. Doherty, Ryan M.Vaughn, Greta F. Central ValleyMONROE WOODBURY H. S. Liu, Evan ChappaquaHORACE GREELEY H. S. Feng, LucyLiu, JackSeidman, Andrew B.Sun, Linda H.Zhang, Jingyan Cortlandt ManorHOMESCHOOL Brodsky, Erik A. Croton-on-HudsonCROTON - HARMON H. S. Dash, Nishant Dobbs FerryDOBBS FERRY H. S. Fried, Benjamin E.Miadelets, Matthew A. THE MASTERS SCHOOL Chang, Andrew GoshenGOSHEN H. S. Jessup, Zachary S. Hastings-on-HudsonHASTINGS H. S. Arditi, Alexander L.Linder, CharlesWard, Bluebell A. Highland FallsJAMES I. O'NEILL H. S. Riley, Colby J. Hopewell JunctionJOHN JAY H. S. Wang, Brandon M. IrvingtonIRVINGTON H. S. Banino, Chloe G.Block, Eadin M.Chang, Joshua D.Huprikar, Aliya K.Lebuhn, Katherine B.Levin, Samantha F. LaGrangevilleARLINGTON H. S. Chen, AmyJohnston, Kyle D.Ye, Angela C. MamaroneckMAMARONECK H. S. Conway, Francis M.Douglass, Henry S.Khan, Fatimah A.Paras, ArturoRunte, Conrad RYE NECK H. S. Harris, Isaac R. Liebmann, Ava G.Park, Jessica MiddletownNORTHERN ACADEMY OF THE ARTS Cui, Richard Mount VernonMONTFORT ACADEMY Rae, David G. New CityCLARKSTOWN H. S. NORTH Sarup, Arjun New PaltzNEW PALTZ CENTRAL H. S. Johnson, Lora New RochelleNEW ROCHELLE H. S. Freed, Kieran R.Glennon, CelineSelman, Leyla E. URSULINE SCHOOL Milazzo, Lola A. New WindsorCORNWALL CENTRAL H. S. Harrell, Benjamin R.Tolman, Emma S. North SalemNORTH SALEM H. S. Takken, Mark E. NyackNYACK H. S. Connor, Quinn W.Lovelace, JulietUdry, Emmy I. OrangeburgTAPPAN ZEE H. S. Huang, Henry PawlingPAWLING H. S. Edleman, Jocelyn R. Pearl RiverPEARL RIVER H. S. Balison, Matthew J. PelhamPELHAM MEMORIAL H. S. Herzog, Eliana L. Pine BushPINE BUSH H. S. Ahmed, Abraheim A. PleasantvillePLEASANTVILLE H. S. Coleman, Weston D.Fayaz, Amina A.Vavolizza, Riley J. PoughkeepsieOUR LADY OF LOURDES H. S. Connolly, Owen P. SPACKENKILL H. S. Su, Shinrea RyeRYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Casale, Grace L.Colin, Leah E.Gurion, Lior J.Merrill, Jackson A.Oddi, Lucas A. RYE H. S. Lepore, Luke Molitor, Sophie W.Yu, Sean,>Zengin, Andrew A. Rye BrookBLIND BROOK H. S. Joshi, Raghav V. SaugertiesSAUGERTIES H. S. Wakefield, Elliot J. ScarsdaleEDGEMONT H. S. Ge, KennethLee, Alexander J.Miller, Sander J.Patel, Dhilan T.Patil, Mihir P.Richter, Samantha E.Roehrl, Michael W.Uppuluri, Nishi S.Voit, Anya D.Wang, Sean SCARSDALE H. S. Bansal, RishikaBrockerhoff, Stephen S.Drescher, Samuel R.Fu, HuiGoyal, IlinaLee, LoganLee, Trent R. Lubin, Jacob M.Sinyavin, IvanWei, Michael S.Yang, Grant T.Zhang, Henry C.Zitrin, Eliana D.Zoota, David H. Sleepy HollowHOMESCHOOL Zuba, Sebastian S. SLEEPY HOLLOW H. S. Chen, Kaitlyn M.Lyppens, Ryan C.Poret, Henry A. SuffernSUFFERN H. S. Guter, Ron TarrytownHACKLEY SCHOOL Degirolami, Thomas C.Lee, Maxwel W.Reinmann, Molly D. ValhallaVALHALLA H. S. Sonkin, Jared I. Wappingers FallsROY C. KETCHAM H. S. Tullo, Justin J. WarwickWARWICK VALLEY H. S. Cook, Laura C.Hallett, Arden T. West NyackCLARKSTOWN H. S. SOUTH Astra, Rishi A.Dong, Gabriel H.Khanduja, AbhinavLin, Ethan L.Luo, DennisSabile, KarenShah, Devan J. White PlainsWHITE PLAINS H. S. Goldman, Benjamin O.