The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Wednesday the names of about 16,000 semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered next spring.
Semifinalists include the following area students.
Benet Academy: Catherine M. Pace of Oak Brook
Fenwick High School: Elizabeth Rogowski of Hinsdale
Hinsdale Central High School: Chelsea J. Biala, Thomas H. Clark, Catherine Collins, Lucy M. Fischer, Jessy Huang, Kevin T. Jin, Alyssa Lee, Daniel J. Leung, Nicholas Lynch, Selena L. Ren, Max Schwalb, Ava M. Severts, Daniel Skora, Jackson Stermer and Lauren E. Witt
Hinsdale South High School: Kaitlyn Hurka, Habib Rehman
Lyons Township High School: Julia R. Fischer, Katharine G. Hart, Michael S. Ibrahim, Josephine Kelpsas and Jason J. Kuehnle
St. Ignatius College Prep: Jacob A. Flynn of Clarendon Hills
Timothy Christian: Ryan Hammond and Paul Kalapala
York High School: John Devine, Timothy C. Hradil, Aaron Ludkowski, Dylan Mahoney, Kol N. Rollins, James Sampson, Allison Splitstone, Matthew Splitstone, Paige Szipszky
