Originally published on 9/27/21
Recently, officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Overall, approximately 50,000 students are recognized as either Commended Students or Semifinalists. These academically talented high school seniors who achieve Semifinalist status have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. Over 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and more than half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
The following Alvin ISD students have been recognized as National Merit Semifinalists:
- Owen Cai - Shadow Creek High School
- Samah Haidar - Shadow Creek High School
- Garrett Sassin - Shadow Creek High School
- Aditya Udaygiri - Shadow Creek High School
- Ananya Udaygiri - Shadow Creek High School
The following Alvin ISD students have been recognized as National Merit Commended:
- Gregory “Cade” Bingham - Alvin High School
- Kali Lewis - Alvin High School
- Riley Mager - Alvin High School
- Hang Nguyen - Manvel High School
- Ahmed Alcassab - Shadow Creek High School
- Lauren Bautista - Shadow Creek High School
- John Cruz - Shadow Creek High School
- Riley Dou - Shadow Creek High School
- Gia Gurgone - Shadow Creek High School
- Nimah Haidar - Shadow Creek High School
- Ella Hestand - Shadow Creek High School
- Drew Kestner - Shadow Creek High School
- Jerry Liao - Shadow Creek High School
- Julia Luhrsen - Shadow Creek High School
- Rishan Nandi- Shadow Creek High School
- Olivia Neubauer - Shadow Creek High School
- Ammar Sethi - Shadow Creek High School
- Nikhil Surapaneni- Shadow Creek High School
- Samantha Tonini - Shadow Creek High School
- Jayadityasinh Vaghela - Shadow Creek High School
- Rebecca Warneke - Shadow Creek High School
Students will be notified in February if they reach the Finalist level. Congratulations to these students on this incredible achievement!