Four Gateway High and one Celebration High academically-talented students in Osceola County have been named as Semifinalists in the 64th annual 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program, and have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered in the spring:

–David Movsisyan – Celebration High
–Brandon Ceme – Gateway High
–Brian Lin – Gateway High
–Angel Martinez Acevedo – Gateway High
–Khadija Zaidi – Gateway High

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 The National Merit Scholarship Program

Cuatro académicamente talentosos estudiantes de cuarto año de la Escuela Superior Gateway  y un estudiante de la Escuela Superior Celebration del condado Osceola han sido nombrados como semifinalistas en el  64º  programa anual National Merit Scholarship Program 2019 y tienen la oportunidad de continuar en la competencia por unas 7,500 becas de National Merit Scholarships de un valor de más de $31 millón, las cuales se ofrecerán en la primavera:

–David Movsisyan – Escuela Superior Celebration
–Brandon Ceme – Escuela Superior Gateway
–Brian Lin – Escuela Superior Gateway
–Angel Martinez Acevedo – Escuela Superior Gateway
–Khadija Zaidi – Escuela Superior Gateway

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 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.