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Libertyville H.S. Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
The group of semifinalists represents less than 1 percent of all students across the United States.
LIBERTYVILLE, 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. The Libertyville High School seniors who have been named National Merit semifinalists are:
- Aditya S. Chhikara
- Sean M. Hoch
- Chase R. Houser
- Jasmine S. Lafita
- Samuel E. Lam
- Belinda X. Li
- Omar Mahmood
- Charles Francis Verkoulen
- Xiheng Zhu
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.
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