Local H.S. Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — Several local high school students have been named semifinalists in the prestigious National Merit Scholarship program.

The semifinalists are picked based on preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test scores and represent less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors.

According to the National Merit Scholarship news release, 95 percent of semifinalists will advance to the finalist stage of the competition and about 50 percent of finalists will receive scholarships and earn a merit scholar title.

Here is a look at area students who have been named National Merit semifinalists:

• Megan G. Laird, Huntley High School senior
• Nora G. Stevenson, Huntley High School senior
• Erin Jamison Wadzinski, Huntley High School senior
• Grace Moore, Crystal Lake Central senior
• Trini Feng, Crystal Lake South senior
• Madison Ross, Crystal Lake South senior
• Milosz Brodziak, Harry D. Jacobs High School senior
• Mihir Roa, Harry D. Jacobs High School senior