Congratulations to our 10 seniors who were named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. These students represent 9 percent of the 110-member senior class. Approximately 16,000 students have been recognized as Semifinalists. This represents less than 1 percent of high school seniors. Close to 15,000 of these Semifinalists are expected to be named Finalists in February. 

Here are our Semifinalists:

• Mary Abou Jawde
• Jesse Chan
• Eric Chen
• Griffin Chu
• Paige Edwards
• Campbell Nystrom 
• Robert Read
• Eli Toney
• Piper Toney
• Darwin Torrance

Additionally, two students were identified as College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholars, based on their remarkable academic achievements and outstanding performance on the PSAT and/or AP exams.

They are:

• Yasmine Henok (Not Pictured)
• Garrison Hill