Congratulations to the Academy’s 18 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists from the Class of 2026!
Jane Bielejec
Anagha Devarakonda
Rosa Duvall
Leo Griscom
Anna Hasting
Elliot Hickey
Gian Hwang
Aidan Koudelka
William Landahl
Claire Lim
Ian Marin
Gavin Mitchell
Videet Modhia
Harrison Schiek
Aarush Tutiki
Benjamin Volk
Ethan Xia
Duanduan Zheng
These Chargers are among 16,000 students nationwide who were named semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program and have the opportunity to compete for nearly 7,000 scholarships worth about $26 million.
Over 1.3 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Semifinalists represent less than one percent of high school seniors.
