Eight Zionsville Community High School students were recently named 70th annual National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. They are, from left, Hayley Loncaric, Tobias Dollens, Nathan Botkin, Truman Greaves, Prabanjan Jayachandran, Noah Farb and Louisa Santos. Not pictured is Adriel Klopper. The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors. More than 16,000 semifinalists were named in September for the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are academically talented high school seniors who have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million. Finalists will be named in spring 2025. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. (Photo courtesy of Zionsville Community Schools)
