September 12, 2024 - AAPS Recognizes 51 Students Named National Merit Semi-Finalists

Ann Arbor Public Schools logoThe Ann Arbor Public Schools congratulates 51 students who have been named Semi-Finalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. 

 

This year, the Ann Arbor Public Schools accounts for 10% of the approximately 500 students in Michigan selected for this honor. 

 

"Congratulations to our students who have achieved this significant milestone,” says Superintendent Jazz Parks. “This achievement reflects their hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence.  We are incredibly proud to see our Ann Arbor Public Schools students shine on a state and national level." 

 

Over recent years, the Ann Arbor Public Schools has consistently placed among the top districts for having the most students recognized as National Merit Semi-Finalists among Michigan districts.

  • 51 for the 2025 Competition
  • 45 for the 2024 Competition
  • 39 for the 2023 Competition
  • 56 for the 2022 Competition
  • 63 for the 2021 Competition
  • 47 for the 2020 Competition
  • 78 for the 2019 Competition
  • 56 for the 2018 Competition
  • 50 for the 2017 Competition

High school students entered the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. More than 16,000 students were named Semi-Finalists and will have the opportunity to continue in the competition.

 

To become a Finalist, the Semi-Finalist and their high school must submit a detailed scholarship application. They provide information about the academic record of the Semi-Finalist, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment and honors and awards received. A Semi-Finalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.

 

National Merit Scholarship winners of 2025 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July.

 

The 2025 Semi-Finalists from the Ann Arbor Public Schools are:

 

Community High School:

Mica A. McNew

 

Huron High School:

Julia B. Caird, Olivia A. Carlson, Alice Choi, Kirsten E. Choi, Albert Y. Hu, Myra Y. Jamin, Olivia G. Kalikin, Hajune D. Kim, Selene Koremenos-Tsebelis, Qian Li, Katelyn A. Lu, Maya E. Martinson, Soobin K. Na, Hah Jin Oh, Brady Pinto, Alexander O. Svintsitski, Claire Y. Wang, Clarrie X. Wang, Luochen Andy Xu, Grace X. Yang and Matthew Zhang

 

Pioneer High School:

Valentina B. Carcassi, Noah B. Carlson, Ian Chung, Margaret M. Cox, Brighton J. Han, Arelia He, Alexander D. Hsu, Jiayue Huang, Julia J. Kostoglanis, Dylan Li, Amy Z. Liu, David C. Loh, Victor J. Monnier, Kiran V. Parekh, Clara S. Peikert, Jay R. Sarkar, Anamika Suresh, Ishai A. Sussman-Yitzchaki, Aarith Veerabhadran, Anthony Yang and Elita J. You

 

Skyline High School:

Ronak K. Ailawadi, Arjun A. Alva, Lillian M. Cui, William M. Johnson, Kaiwen M. Smith, Catherine E. van Lent, Leland R. Weiser and Edward Y. Zhang

 

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