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Madison has 17 National Merit Semifinalists
National Merit Semifinalists at James Clemens High School are Jase E. Bell, from left, Jacob D. Garcia, Anirudh B. Panuganty, Daniel Vogler and Adan S. Youngblood. CONTRIBUTED
National Merit Semifinalists at Bob Jones High School are Katie Bohatch, front from left, Claudia Chu, Morgan Kurowsky, Jasmine Atassi and Jessica Hall and Winston Van, back from left, Joey Li, Daniel Koifman, Joshua Todd, Tyler Tolbert, Amelia Goldston and Anthony Zhu. Principal Sylvia Lambert joins the scholars. CONTRIBUTED
MADISON – Seventeen students in Madison City Schools (MCS) have earned the distinction as National Merit Semifinalists for the 2016-2017 school year.
“The latest round of annual winners continues Madison City Schools’ tradition of being one of the top producers of merit scholars among Alabama public school districts, regardless of size,” public relations manager John Peck said.
At James Clemens High School, Jase E. Bell, Jacob D. Garcia, Anirudh B. Panuganty, Daniel Vogler and Adan S. Youngblood are National Merit Semifinalists.
At Bob Jones High School, students earning the rank of National Merit Semifinalist are Jasmine Atassi, Katie Bohatch, Claudia Chu, Amelia Goldston, Jessica Hall, Daniel Koifman, Morgan Kurowsky, Koey Li, Joshua Todd, Tyler Tolbert, Winston Van and Anthony Zhu from Bob Jones High School.
Approximately 90 percent of the semifinalists traditionally earn a finalist standing. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation will announce finalists in February 2017.
Alabama produced 157 National Merit Semifinalists from among 137 public school districts, private schools and home schools. Nationwide, National Merit selects approximately 16,000 semifinalists from more than 1.6 million students in 22,000-plus high schools.
“They are the brightest of the bright,” MCS Assistant Superintendent Robby Parker said in a previous interview. James Clemens Principal Dr. Brian Clayton agreed and said, “These students have distinguished themselves by high academic performances.”
The rank that National Merit Semifinalists have received bears even greater value today. Fewer scholarships are available because of the economy.
“This tremendous effort reflects the high expectations of the Madison Board of Education, our elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, staff and community,” MCS Superintendent Dr. Dee Fowler said in a previous statement. “This is truly a community effort, and we all celebrate the success of these hardworking students and those behind them.”
For more information, visit nationalmerit.org.
