Ten students from Booker T. Washington High School and one student from Edison Preparatory High School were named National Merit semifinalists. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation aims to "recognize and honor academically talented students." National Merit semifinalists make up less than 1% of seniors across the country.
The students from Booker T. are in the photo above and include:
- Joshua Brown
- Genevieve Daboval
- Paul Galiasso
- Krish Kumar
- Charles McDonald
- Haley Nettleship
- Aaron Peters
- Olivia Vanderyt
- Jorge Vasquez
- Henry Holman (not pictured)
Lilian Gehres -- pictured below -- is the finalist from Edison.
Finalists will be announced in February. Congratulations to all the semifinalists!