Congratulations to the 36 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) students recently announced Semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors are among the approximately 16,000 who have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million.
The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. As juniors, students took the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants.
Three types of National Merit Scholarships will be offered in the spring and summer of 2020. Every Finalist will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 Scholarships that will be awarded on a state-representational level. About 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be provided by approximately 220 corporations and business organizations for Finalists who meet their specific criteria. In addition, about 180 colleges and universities will finance 4,100 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards for Finalists who will attend the sponsor institution.
Congratulations to BCPS students named 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists:
College Academy at Broward College
Nathaniel M. Foo
Anthony A. Infantino
Mason S. Tutko
Maria A. Villegas Botero
Cypress Bay High School
Andres A. Baute
James K. Brock
Diego A. Carstens
Talia J. Cohen
Alexia B. Cosman
Anurag Kulkarni
Angela Li
Matthew R. Norman
Douglas Sandler
Michael R. Sun
Daniel J. Xie
Deerfield Beach High School
Aakansha Mehrotra
Everglades High School
Laura S. Carvajal
Viraj Chandrasekaran
Javier E. Pratdesaba
Fort Lauderdale High School
Rom Amasay
Jared L. Ball
Katherine Gegoutchadze
Syed J. Tahir
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Anna Bayuk
Kam Y. Cheung
Katherine E. Hebert
Maxwell H. Kilman
Amanda A. Manausa
Talia Rumsky
Andromeda A. Smith
Karen S. Villancio-Wolter
McArthur High School
Isabella J. Tavarez
Nova High School
Anika B. Allen
Hannah M. Quintal
Pompano Beach High School
Catherine S. Santiago
South Plantation High School
Custer J. Gilchrest
