LOUISVILE, Ky. - More than three dozen Jefferson County Public School (JCPS) students are joining approximately 16,000 other students across the country as 2020 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.
The National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced the semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program Wednesday and they will compete for more than $31 million in scholarships. JCPS is represented from students from Ballard High School, duPont Manual High School, and Eastern High School. The students are:
- BALLARD HIGH:
- Kyra Lyvers
- Bennett Wilson
- duPONT MANUAL HIGH:
- Naren Alluri
- Sarah Bogan
- Hayden Brown
- Abhishek Chaudhary
- Kamal Chilukuri
- Benjamin Gediman
- Shashidhar Gollamundi
- Lilly Gonzalez
- Laine Hirn
- William Holland
- Jia-En Hu
- Leo Hughes
- Andrew Kook
- Donovan Liem
- Mawell Martin
- Emma Martinez-Morison
- Madeline Mattheu
- Sanya Mehta
- Elif Ozyurekoglu
- Bhavana Pavuluri
- Aysha Puzhakkaraillath
- Yizhen Quan
- Shyam Ravishanker
- Pranav Senthilvel
- Shreshth Srivastava
- Raymond Suo
- Ethan Tate
- Kenneth Tien
- Christian Tingle
- Sai Nikhil Vangala
- Caroline Youdese
- Felicia Zhong
- Naren Alluri
- EASTERN HIGH:
- Harrison Evans
- Jackson Jones
- Matthew Mitchell
- Harrison Evans
Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio said, “JCPS continues producing some of the best and brightest students in the state and country, and the achievements and hard work of these accomplished students are an example of that.” “They are leaders – both in our schools and our community."
The nationwide group of semifinalists represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest-scoring PSA/National Merit Scholarship Qualifiying Test participants in each state. Of the 16,000 semifinalists, 15,000 are expected to advance to the finals, which will be announced next year.