Highland Park High School Student Named National Merit Semifinalist

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — One student at Highland Park High School was this week named a semifinalist for a 2023 National Merit Scholarship, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Anna E. Chabot is among more than 16,000 who qualified nationwide based on the results of their scores on last year's Preliminary SAT test. The number of semifinalists in each state is proportional to its share of the nation's total number of graduating seniors.

The Evanston-based nonprofit that sponsors the program distributes three types of scholarships every spring:

• 2,500 cash scholarships from its own funds worth $2,500 each
• about 950 corporate-sponsored awards mostly reserved for the children of various businesses
• about 3,800 college-sponsored scholarships that cover between $500 and $2,000 a year for up to four years of undergraduate study for students set to attend those institution.

In order for semifinalists to qualify as a finalist and become eligible for scholarships, they must submit a detailed application, including an essay and recommendation from a high school official.

Last year, 10 members of the Highland Park High School's class of 2021 were named semifinalists. Two of them were awarded cash scholarships and one was awarded a scholarship sponsored by Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

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