Students In Minneapolis Named National Merit Semifinalists

MINNEAPOLIS — More than 16,000 semifinalists were nominated Wednesday for the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including students who attend school in Minneapolis.

The semifinalists entered the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) in 2022 when they were juniors.

The PSAT serves as an initial screening program, and only one percent of U.S. high school seniors were selected as semifinalists, according to a news release.

Here are the students in Minneapolis who were nominated as semifinalists:

BLAKE SCHOOL-NORTHRUP CAMPUS

• Bhardwaj, Uma L.
• Bizily, Kevin M.
• Carroll, Ava G.
• Carroll, Riley M.
• Devgun, Ahan
• Fox, Ben M.
• Herron, Sophia R.
• Kaura, Karn
• Seidel, Mary C.
• Verma, Taara C.
• Wu, Alex Y.
• Ying, Curtis Y.

DE LA SALLE H. S.

• Chang-Deutsch, Nathaniel E.

EDISON H. S.

• Fischer, August E.

MINNEHAHA ACADEMY

• Craig, Curtis J.

SOUTHWEST H. S.

• Vincenty, Esalina C.

WASHBURN H. S.

• Hennigan, Ella C.
• Matlock, Zachary K.

To become a finalist, the semifinalists and a high school official must submit information about their academic record, participation in school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received.

The finalists will then have a chance to earn one of the 7,250 scholarships offered next spring.