27 National Merit Semifinalists From Novi High School

NOVI, MI — Twenty-seven seniors from Novi High School were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists on Wednesday by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

“Novi High School is ecstatic to have 27 Wildcats who have earned National Merit Semifinalist status,” said Novi High School Principal Nicole Carter. “I am incredibly proud of these students for their dedication, preparation and commitment to achieving at a high level on this national assessment. Our students lead by example!”

Last spring, 1.6 million high school juniors entered the National Merit Scholarship program by taking a qualifying test (PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), which serves as the initial screening of program entrants.

“The success of our National Merit Semifinalists reflects the high quality educational experience that all Novi High School students receive,” said Dr. Steve Matthews, Superintendent of Novi Community School District. “These students work hard and receive great instruction from our staff.”

Novi HIgh School semifinalists are listed below, in alphabetical order:

• Shiven Acharya
• Ajay Arora
• Daniel Choi
• Zachary T. Dembinski
• Nisarg K. Dharia
• Jamie Fu
• Danielle J. Gardon
• Jennifer Z. Guo
• Anne. E. George
• Danielle C. Kevelin
• Lily Kosaka
• Andrew Li
• Vincent Ma
• Advay Muchoor
• Suhas Navada
• Saranya S. Nistala
• Amanda M. Putti
• Madhu Vishnu Sankar Reddy RamiReddy
• Rithvik R. Rao
• Alexander G. Ratnasamy
• Anjali Singh
• Rishi M. Thallapally
• Roshan Vadera
• Amy Y. Wang
• Nav Warraich
• Sylvia Y. Wei
• Jessica C. Wu

Of about 16,000 semifinalists, some 15,000 will likely advance as finalists. Those students will be notified in February. About half of the finalists will be chosen for scholarship awards. Those announcements begin in April.

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