The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 2026 annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Among the semifinalists are 12 Ithaca High School seniors:
Andrew Gao
Elijah Kelly
Mattias Keresztes
Josephine King
Joseph Levine
Linnea Niemck
Maria Sun
Katherine Thomas
Benjamin Wagner
Lily Wang
Chanhyeong Yoon
Connie Zheng
The semifinalists now have an opportunity to continue competing for National Merit Scholarships, which will be awarded in the spring. Congratulations to these scholars!