SCS Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Sumner County Schools (SCS) is excited to announce the names of our National Merit Semifinalists. Less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors qualified for this prestigious honor, and they have an opportunity to continue in the competition for more than 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million.
SCS congratulates the following:
Karamias Antoine - Hendersonville High School
Nova Melvin - Hendersonville High School
Carson Cox - Merrol Hyde Magnet School
More than 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
To become a Finalist, the Semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. National Merit Scholarship winners of 2024 will be announced in April.