12 Local National Merit Semifinalists Announced

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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

Ryan Flemming

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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Sharon Aron Baron

Editor of Talk Media and writer for Coral Springs Talk. CST was created in 2012 to provide News, Views, and Entertainment for the residents of Coral Springs and the rest of South Florida.