5 East Meadow Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

EAST MEADOW, NY — Five high school students from the East Meadow School District were named as semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

W.T. Clarke High School students Matthew Vo and Shree Satpathy, and East Meadow High School students Addison Baroukh, Sarah Chacko and Jorell Quiriones earned the distinction.

These high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for the 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million. To advance as a finalist, students must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay and earn qualifying SAT/ACT scores. Finalists will be announced in February 2023, with the National Merit Scholars to be named later in the spring.