Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) announced the names of more than 15,000 Finalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. Approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
DVUSD is proud to have six finalists:
- Aiden Thatcher
Sandra Day O'Connor High School
- Braeden Baker
- Nathan Lehman
- Apramey Akkiraju
- Joshua Cohon
- Peyton Dennis
National Merit Scholarship winners of 2024 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. These scholarship recipients will join nearly 375,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.
