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Evanston, Illinois -- (09/13/2016) -- Today, officials from National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of Boise School District students selected as Semifinalists in the 62nd Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The 47 students from Boise School District selected for this national honor represent 50% of Idaho's total number of 2017 National Merit Semifinalists (95). Boise School District enrolls about 9% of the students in the state of Idaho.
"Only one percent of students nationwide achieve National Merit Semi-Finalist status. The hard work and diligence of these students is paying off. Congratulations to each of our award winners and their families," said Boise Schools Superintendent Dr. Don Coberly. "The Boise School District is committed to providing the advanced, rigorous coursework and highly skilled teachers students need to earn this recognition."
Boise School District students named National Merit Semifinalists are listed below in alphabetical order by last name. These academically talented high school seniors now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring. Click here to learn more.
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| Savannah Armstrong
Borah High School |
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Caleb Batten
Boise High School |
Linnea Boice
Boise High School |
Hailey Brookins
Capital High School |
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| | Noah Brown Boise High School |
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| | Jackson Centeno Boise High School |
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| | Joseph Davies Borah High School |
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| | Abbey Erwin Boise High School |
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| | Shanaya Fox Capital High School |
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Winston Gee
Boise High School |
Elliott Glass
Boise High School |
Alexander Hamrick
Timberline High School |
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| | Kathryn Hilburn Boise High School |
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Spencer Hull
Timberline High School |
Eleanor Hunt
Boise High School |
Kevin Jin
Boise High School |
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| | Hyonoo Joo Timberline High School |
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Garret Katayama
Boise High School |
David Kirk
Boise High School |
Minji Ko
Boise High School |
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| | Samantha Kraus Borah High School |
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Elizabeth Lee
Boise High School |
Daniel Liu
Capital High School |
Vincent Ma
Timberline High School |
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| Dennis MacKenzie
Boise High School |
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Thomas Maloney
Boise High School |
Sara Matlock
Boise High School |
Anna McClain-Sims
Borah High School |
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| | Samuel McEwan Capital High School |
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Dalton Miller
Timberline High School |
Hannah Mills
Borah High School |
Angela Ni
Timberline High School |
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| | Hayden Pickard Boise High School |
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Theodore Ramey
Boise High School |
Grace Rosenvall
Capital High School |
Jennifer Ryu
Timberline High School |
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| | David Shin Timberline High School |
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Maxwell Smay
Capital High School |
Estelle Spanneut
Boise High School |
Samuel Standal
Boise High School |
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| | Derek Stein Timberline High School |
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Ivan Vazquez
Capital High School |
Paul Vining
Boise High School |
Megan Wong
Boise High School |
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| Anne Xia
Boise High School |
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Andrew Zhang
Capital High School |
Henry Zhang
Capital High School |
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Steps in the Competition
About 1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT /National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT ®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest- scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state's percentage of the national total of graduating seniors. To become a Finalist, the Semifinalist and his or her high school must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist's academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record through- out high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT ® scores that confirm the student's earlier performance on the qualifying test. From the approximately 16,000 Semifinalists, about 15,000 are expected to advance to the Finalist level, and in February they will be notified of this designation. All National Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from this group of Finalists. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference
News Media Contact:
Dan Hollar
Public Affairs Administrator
Boise School District
(208) 854-4064
dan.hollar@boiseschools.org
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