Columbus would also like to congratulate the NMSP Semifinalists: Michael Berry, Holt Boink, Jared Coleman and Albert Sanchez, as well as the Commended Students and those who were recognized by the National Hispanic Recognition Program. The faculty and staff at Columbus deserve credit for the tremendous job they do in preparing the students for these rigorous exams.

 

The semifinalists were announced on Wednesday, and include 16,000 high school seniors that will go on to compete for the scholarships offered next spring. According to a National Merit Scholarship Program press advisory, more than 90% of the semifinalists will be named as finalists for the scholarship. Of those finalists, about half will win a scholarship.

 

More than 1.5 million students applied for the highly competitive scholarship and the semifinalists represent less than 1% of all high-school seniors in the U.S. For each state, the number of semifinalists is proportional to that state's percentage of the total graduating seniors in the country, officials explained.

 

Alessio Amor

Adolfo Anzola

Mikel Barbeite

Michael Berry

Salvador Blanco

Holt Boink

Julio Brea

Kevin Cejas

Jared Coleman

David Diaz

Nicolas Fernandez

Carlos Gutierrez

Alejandro Lambert

Daniel Luna

Thomas Mackle

Alfred Martinez

Dennis Martinez

Jose Osorio

Andres Perez

Joaquin Real

Joseph Rodriguez

Anthony Rodriguez-Mira

Albert Sanchez

Ethan Trueba

Patrick Valerius