51 RI Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists

Newport RI

17 September, 2020

6:21 PM

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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has 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 7,600 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 2021, 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 school. Barrington High School Gorman, Kelly R.Lamb, Eden R.Liang, Jessica K.Mohammadi, AryanaMohlman, Trevor M.Salomon, Mitchell F.Tian, Venus Y.Wang, Joshua Y. Coventry High School Marszalek, Riley C.Tsang, Alexander C. Cranston High School East Hardy, William K. Cranston High School West Alam, Samah M.Latzman, Samuel J. Blackstone Valley Prep Ferretti, Andrew E. Cumberland High School Johnson, Brendan M. East Greenwich High School Caterson, Jessica N.Kalinsky, Jordan R.Patti, Sophia R. Rocky Hill Country Day School Johnson, Troy E. East Providence High School Buchta, Sarasvati R. St. George's School Sharma, Nikhil Narragansett High School Simone, Andrew J. North Kingstown High School Bard, Andrew DCasey, Nathan C.Gagnon, Jacob R.Totten, Julia N.Ventura, Daniel E. North Providence High School Avelino, Olivia Portsmouth High School Leary, Sabrina M. Moses Brown School Duggirala, VaibhavDuggirala, VishwasKamath, Vibha M.Masse, Kevin L.Younkin, Emily F. Classical High School Milonas-Milligan, WilliamTaylor, Luke F. La Salle Academy Eberson, Jacob S. The Wheeler School Allio, Declan M.Cornelissen, Anna B.Josefowicz, Jane J.Mehta, Darshan D.Suchman, Isaiah T.Tang, Eric W.Xia, William St. Mary Academy Bay View Newbury, Brooke L. The Prout School Conforti, Katherine R.Garman, Michael J.Graybill, Mary E.Hixon, Janice B. Bishop Hendricken High School Relyea, ChristopherWood, Spencer Patch editor Neal McNamara contributed to this report.