Eleven Highland Park students have been named National Merit Semifinalists, the district announced Wednesday afternoon.
The students will compete with close to 16,000 other scholars from across the country for $34 million in scholarship money.
“We are very proud of our students for this outstanding accomplishment,” HPHS Principal Walter Kelly said in a statement. “This demonstrates years of preparation and dedication to their academic studies, supported by wonderful parents and teachers. We are all very happy about the opportunities this will mean for them.”
The students are:
- Joe Beeby
- Madeline Clyde
- Len Deuel
- Lauren Egan
- Reed Farmer
- Taylor Foster
- Pearce Illmer
- Alex Levine
- Cassidy Tanner
- Thomas Walter
- Jamie Young
Merit Scholars will be notified beginning in April.
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