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The 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program, conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation(NMSC), is an annual academic competition to recognize and honor the academically talented students of the United States. Students are chosen based on PSAT/NMSQT selection index scores. Approximately 16,000 of the high scorers, representing less than 1 percent of the nation’s high school graduating seniors, qualify as semifinalists. These students have the opportunity to advance in the competition for some 6,870 merit scholarship awards. In order to be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship. The following VHS students qualify as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists:
David Feria, Daniel Gibson, Christopher Gorseski and Paxton Prybell. We are so proud of you all!

Griffin Dennis, Julia Foster, Samantha Molengraft, William Orban, Austin Sabec, Reagan Williams and Amy Yu have been named commended students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Congratulations to you all!