Local Students Make National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist List

The list of semi-finalists in the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship Corporation, released last week, included a number of students from the Foster City/San Mateo area.

Semi-finalists in the academically prestigious competion will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $48 million, to be offered next spring.

Only the top 1 percent of applicants in the nation receive National Merit finalist recognition, which they enter each year by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The standardized test measures critical reading, math problem-solving and writing skills.

Congratulations to the following local students!

ARAGON HIGH SCHOOL:

Smita Jain

David M. Koshy

Alison Kuo

Jong Hyung Lim

Marie A. Mihara

Garrett T. Tan

Sangwon Yun

HILLSDALE HIGH SCHOOL:

Jeremy K. Chai

SAN MATEO HIGH SCHOOL:

Shadi Barhoumi

Karen Chee

Diane Liu

Eric Liu

Victoria Xiao

JUNIPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL:

Raymond Whelan

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