Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The following students from Ponte Vedra and Nease are included:
Nease High School:
Richard W. Bachmann
Elise M. Belkin
Zachary E. Fifield
Timothy Hoang
Tushaar S. Kamat
Joanne Lee
Mira G. Menon
Atharva R. Palande
Ajay S. Sarma
Kiran N. Shah
Alessia J. Venturi
Daniel M. Vlasov
Ponte Vedra High School:
Willa D. Buresh
Riley A. Dimberg
Ashton R. Dowling
Amit Jaliparty
Gabrielle L. Keller
Chiara M. Licata
Peter D. Lucchino
Adam R. Nasir
Nathan W. Yant
These seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. Over 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
