Manhasset Public Schools congratulates 18 seniors who were recently announced National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.
The 2025 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from Manhasset Secondary School are: Sophia Chainani, Hannah Chang, Jonathan Chen, Mingxin Chen, Colin Hairabedian, Loic Hairabedian, Jackson Kang, Jonas Kim, Chelsea Lim, Rachel Liu, Alex Lu, Stephen Lu, Henry Ma, Peter Martelli, John Matos, Grace Punzalan, Alena Tsai and Emily Zhao.
These academically talented students join an elite group of approximately 16,000 semifinalists who were selected from over 1.3 million juniors in over 21,000 high schools who applied for the 2025 National Merit Scholarship program.
Semifinalists represent the top 1% of high school seniors and the highest-scoring entrants from each state.
The next steps for semifinalists include completing a scholarship application which will spotlight their academic record, participation in school and community activities, leadership experience, employment and honors and awards.
Scholarship winners will be announced beginning in April.