National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Named At Ridgewood High School

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Four students at Ridgewood High School were named 2023 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.

Of the 1.5 million entrants, the students — Chloe Cho, Ethan Holden, Kate Minn and Lucas Wang — were selected among 16,000 semifinalists, representing less than one percent of all high school seniors who took the rigorous PSAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the school district said in a Facebook post.

Each of the students will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,250 scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring.

About 95% of semifinalists will win a scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title; although, to be considered, the students will need to fulfill several academic requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.