Today, Pembroke Hill unveils some of its brightest minds, this year’s National Merit Semifinalists! These 10 seniors represent nine percent of the 2024 senior class. Approximately 16,000 students in the country demonstrated unparalleled academic achievement on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) exam taken last year and were recognized as Semifinalists.

Introducing this year’s National Merit Semifinalists:

• Oscar Bash
• Zach Berg
• Milly Bertsch
• Max Casey
• Nicholas Franano (not pictured)
• Nicholas Frank
• Peter Hagedorn
• Elan Jiang
• Preya Nguyen
• Jimmy O'Connell

Let's applaud these National Merit Semifinalists for their outstanding achievements!