Mineola High School senior Robert Ely on was named a semifinalist in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
Robert was selected from over 1.3 million juniors in over 21,000 high schools who
applied for this prestigious scholarship program. Semifinalists represent the top 1 percent of high school seniors and the highest-scoring entrants from each state.
The next steps for semifinalists include completing a scholarship application to 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.
