12 Local National Merit Semifinalists Announced
September 20, 2016 • By Sharon Aron Baron
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Coral Springs High School. Not pictured is MSD student Samantha Bishop.
By: Sharon Aron Baron
Out of the 55 Broward County Public School students that were named semifinalists in the prestigious 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, 12 were from Coral Springs and Parkland high schools.
These students from Marjory Stoneman High School and Coral Springs High School join approximately 16,000 students nationwide as semifinalists where National Merit Scholarship Corporation officials recognize high school seniors with the highest scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test who meet program requirements.
The National Merit Scholarship semifinalists will now continue in the competition to be named National Merit finalists – and ultimately National Merit Scholars. Finalists are eligible to compete for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships, with a combined worth of more than $33 million.
From Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Alexa Luboff

Sabrina Chen

Matthew Ionescu

Brianna Kernan

Hannah Meeks

Nicholas Sileo

Robert Tromberg

Michael Weissman
From Coral Springs High School

Justin Hinson

Keanu Wan
Sorry we were unable to get senior photos from CSHS at press time. Not pictured from MSD is Samantha Bishop.
Broward County Public Schools Semifinalists
Atlantic Technical High School
Melissa M. Rowe
Cypress Bay High School
Francisco E. Acosta
Sara L. Burgoa
Shawn H. Dermer
Roberto Fernandez
Robbie B. Goldberg
Blake F. Hanan
Alyssa D. Marotta
Ryan A. Quinn
Jessica Rozen
Carlos R. Ruffo
Victoria Sanford
Adriana Sasso
Evan H. Seagaul
Michael Valladares
Alice Viera
Kevin D. Wizney
Cooper City High School
William L. Counts
Benjamin J. Goldstein
Hunter Harrington
Deerfield Beach High School
Mathieu D. Medina
Natasha Seebaran
Sumant R. Shringari
Everglades High School
Sydney N. Robinson
Jesse Siu
Fort Lauderdale High School
Madeline B. Rogers
Miramar High School
Sarah Arikupurathu
Monarch High School
Jack Golio
Janet M. Lopez
Nova High School
Karlin Isnady
Hui An Ooi
Rohit Warier
Plantation High School
Mitra Kiciman
West Broward High School
Rory M. Carpenter
Jacob H. Chmielarz
Sarah E. Gonzalez
Michael Youssef
For more information about the National Merit Scholarship Program, visit nationalmerit.org.
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