The local semifinalists include students from local public, Catholic and private schools, as well as a home-schooled student.
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Semifinalists can apply to earn finalist status and compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring. To do so, they must have an outstanding academic record, be recommended by a high school official, and earn SAT scores that confirm their earlier performance on the qualifying test.
About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing in February, and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship.
Here are the local winners, in alphabetical order by high school:
ALTER
James T. Collins
Kate Louthain
BEAVERCREEK
William M. Chan
David C. Cohen
Diana A. Dinh
Brian Dong
Rachel E. Goehring
Zhan Peng Kuang
Peyton M. Orloff
Amy Sihn
Ziyi Zuo
BELLBROOK
Andrew Haberlandt
Eva J. Hanson
CARROLL
Toan Le
Peter J. Menart
CEDARVILLE
Benjamin L. Heath
CELINA
Madeline M. Elston
CENTERVILLE
Noor Ali
Ramzi K. Elased
Megan J. Knauer
Caroline M. Kost
Samith Venkatesh
Evan M. West
Kyle M. Westhaus
FAIRMONT
Luke M. Keller
MIAMISBURG
Ethan F. Knapp
MIAMI VALLEY SCHOOL
Risha Annamraju
John H. Butler
MINSTER
Erin Keller
MONROE
Rachel N. Ploeger
OAKWOOD
Joseph M. Caley
Hannah R. Grupe
Connor P. Morris
Sara E. Pierce
SPRINGBORO
Lindsey Coffin
Isaac S. Poplin
Hannah R. Stumpfl
Rees D. Warns
VANDALIA-BUTLER
Troy Abele
WAPAKONETA
Loren K. Hire
XENIA, HOMESCHOOL
Catherine T. Mohs
YELLOW SPRINGS
Peter A. Day
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