2 Hicksville High-Schoolers Named Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

HICKSVILLE, NY — Two Hicksville High School students have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

The district announced Wednesday that Benjamin Choi and Navpreet Singh were semifinalists in the Merit Scholarship program, which gives academically talented seniors scholarship opportunities.

Semifinalists represent fewer than 1 percent of all American seniors. Students qualify based on how well they scored on the Preliminary SAT. About 16,000 students are chosen out of the 50,000 highest scorers. From that pool, 15,000 students are expected to advance to the finalist level, at which scholarship winners will be selected. Finalists will be announced in February.

The district congratulated Benjamin and Navpreet and wishes them luck in the rest of the competition!