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Roswell Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists

As a National Merit Semifinalists, these students will now compete for more than $30 million worth of scholarships to be offered in 2021.

ROSWELL, GA — Eight high school students from Roswell have been named semifinalists for a 2021 National Merit Scholarship.

The group are among about 16,000 high-school seniors nationwide who will go on to compete for National Merit scholarships worth more than $30 million to be offered next spring.

They are:

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BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

  • Della Bernarda, Robert J.
  • Dyches, William F.
  • Kantor, Alexandria C.
  • Miller, Ronald W.

CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL

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  • Campbell, Declan C.
  • Vallabhaneni, Anish K.

ROSWELL HIGH SCHOOL

  • Crisco, Tai
  • Robertson, Sean M.

More than 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to become finalists, and more than half of those will win National Merit scholarships.

High-school juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in 2019.

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