September 12, 2024  3:15pm CT

Sixteen seniors from Evanston Township High School have been named Semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. 

The ETHS Semifinalists are: Hershel Abraham, Una Breen, Eli Coustan, Cameron Eaton-Strong, Daniel Green, Maxwell Matsis, Daniel O’Connor, Isaac Peng, Katherine Schober, Leah Shaman, Harrison Stracks, Patrick Tu, Philippa Walker, Andrew Watson, William Zalmezak, and Kathryn Zehr. 

The National Merit Scholarship Company (NMSC) annually recognizes U.S. high school students who demonstrate definitive marks of academic excellence. Semifinalists have an opportunity to continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships to be offered in the Spring of 2025. 

Approximately 16,000 high school students were named as semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). These students represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million. According to NMSC, semifinalists and their schools must submit a detailed scholarship application that demonstrates an outstanding academic record throughout high school and endorsement by a high school official.

For more information about the competition, visit the NMSC website.