Forty-seven (47) Broward County Public Schools high school seniors are among approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,200 National Merit® Scholarships, worth more than $36 million, that will be offered next spring.
Below is the list of the students recognized from Broward County Public Schools.
College Academy at Broward College: Simon F. Castro, Michael C. Danner, Samuel A. Falcon, Patricia A. Matthews and Christopher P. Pannier; Cooper City HS: Oliver V. Doren, Marco A. Farrugia and Brian S. Yip; Cypress Bay HS: Brandon L. Allen, Samantha A. Baraoidan, Holly L. Beilin, Giuliana B. Berry, Liana Braun, Michael H. Cho, Christopher S. Cooke, Grant D. Ho, Amna Imran, Ari B. Novick, Maria Daniella Rondon-Beltran, Alyson M. Samach, Daniel J. Sarafan, Nancy N. Si, Matias S. Van Thienen, Sebastian Vidal and Anna L. Wang; Deerfield Beach HS: Krish Sigler and Andres Villada; Douglas, Marjory Stoneman HS: John C. Bradley, Constance Deng, Scott F. Eisner, Daniel B. Mazlin, Madhuri B. Nagaraj, Dylan T. Robitaille, Max Rothstein, Jonathan B. Skantz and Michael Xia; Hollywood Hills HS: Liora T. Hostyk; McFatter, William T. HS: Brian C. Norwood; Monarch HS: Christopher H. Reichbach; Nova HS: Cecilia Ju, Erica M. Kates, Rakin A. Khan and Ruwen Liu; Pembroke Pines Charter HS: Nicole M. Power; Somerset Academy Charter HS: Aayush Upadhyay; South Plantation HS: Monika S. Kluziak; West Broward HS: Melissa Rosenow.
To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the high school principal and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test. The semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, which includes the student’s self-descriptive essay and information about the semifinalist’s participation and leadership in school and community activities. Approximately 15,000 semifinalists are expected to advance as finalists.
Broward County Public Schools is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district with over 250,000 students in more than 280 schools and education centers. For more information about Broward County Public Schools, visit the District Web site at (www.browardschools.com).
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