Five Celebration High School students and one Osceola County School for the Arts student have been named as Semifinalists in the 65th annual 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program, and will now have a chance to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered in the spring:
- Ethan T. Amaya – Celebration High
- Joseph A. Djaja – Celebration High
- Audrey K. Jones – Celebration High
- Vivian M. Spencer – Celebration High
- Salisa Sukitjavanich – Celebration High
- Peter Hoang – Osceola County School for the Arts
The nationwide pool of Semifinalists represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.6 million entrants each year, and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements. All winners of Merit Scholarship® awards are chosen from the Finalist group based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference.
Beginning in April and continuing to July, students will be selected to receive Merit Scholarship awards of three types: National Merit $2,500 Scholarships, Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarships awards, and College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Awards.
Estudiantes de Osceola nombrados semifinalistas del National Merit Scholarship Program 2020
Cinco estudiantes académicamente talentosos de Celebration High School y uno de Osceola County School for the Arts en el condado Osceola han sido nombrados semifinalistas en la 65ª edición del programa National Merit Scholarship Program 2020 y tienen la oportunidad de continuar en la competencia por unas 7,600 becas de National Merit con un valor de más de $31 millones que se ofrecerán en la primavera.
- Ethan T. Amaya – Celebration High
- Joseph A. Djaja – Celebration High
- Audrey K. Jones – Celebration High
- Vivian M. Spencer – Celebration High
- Salisa Sukitjavanich – Celebration High
- Peter Hoang – Osceola County School for the Arts
El grupo de semifinalistas de todo el país representan menos de un porciento de los estudiantes de cuarto año de los Estados Unidos. Los estudiantes de escuela superior entran en el National Merit Program al tomar el examen Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®)—el cual sirve como elemento inicial de evaluación de aproximadamente 1.6 millones de entrantes cada año—y cumpliendo con los requisitos publicados de entrada y participación. Todos los ganadores de las becas de Merit Scholarship® son escogidos del grupo de finalistas basado en sus habilidades, destrezas y logro—sin importar el sexo, raza, origen étnico o preferencia religiosa.
