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Students In Apple Valley, Rosemount Named National Merit Semifinalists
Only one percent of U.S. high school seniors were selected as semifinalists.
APPLE VALLEY, MN — More than 16,000 semifinalists were nominated Wednesday for the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including students who attend school in Apple Valley and Rosemount.
The semifinalists entered the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) in 2022 when they were juniors.
The PSAT serves as an initial screening program, and only one percent of U.S. high school seniors were selected as semifinalists, according to a news release.
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Here are the students in Apple Valley and Rosemount who were nominated as semifinalists:
ROSEMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
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- Herzberg, Brayden B.
- Huang, Vanessa
APPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
- Singh, Ajay B.
EASTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
- Nguyen, Khoa
- Peick, Wyatt
- Phua, Ethan
- Warren, Elsie
- Wu, Mazuki
- Zhang, Julie
To become a finalist, the semifinalists and a high school official must submit information about their academic record, participation in school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received.
The finalists will then have a chance to earn one of the 7,250 scholarships offered next spring.
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