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Garden City HS Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
They are among a small group of students nationwide to earn they honor. They are now competing for thousands of dollars in scholarships.
GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City School District announced that seven Garden City High School students have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program based on their PSAT/NMSQT results.
Ana Bucevic, Sophia Fuertes, James Haedrich, Maria Santos, James Vinciguerra, Shelley Wang and Sophia Wang are among 16,000 students who were named semifinalists out of more than 1.5 million entrants nationwide.
The high school seniors now have an opportunity to advance to finalist standing later this spring, which brings the potential to compete for more than 7,000 various scholarship awards.
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The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
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