Ballard student competes for National Merit Scholarship

Ballard High's Jesse V. Chugani is one of several Seattle Public School students who was announced as a semifinalists in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

The Seattle students are among 16,000 students nationwide who earned top scores on the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for about 8,200 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $36 million, that will be offered next spring.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the finalists will
win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.

Seattle students competing for the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program:

Lily I. Albrecht, Garfield High

Kate A. Lemly, Garfield High

Jixia Ao, Roosevelt High

Annika Linde, Garfield High

Lillian L. Brown, Garfield High

Jesse V. Chugani, Ballard High

Eric G. Lombardo, Garfield High

Andrew S. Morgan, Garfield High

Corey A. Dansereau, Roosevelt High

James A. Morris-Lent, Garfield High

Samuel G. Dunnington, Garfield High

Audrey L. Musselman-Brown, Garfield High

Celia M. Gurney, Garfield High

Benjamin S. Notkin, Roosevelt High

Stephanie S. Holden, Nathan Hale High

Frank J. Pavia, Garfield High

Audrey E. Howell, Nathan Hale High

Carmen Rothwell, Garfield High

David Hughes, Roosevelt High

Megan E. Thompson, Garfield High

Ryan A. Killory, Garfield High

Zachary B. Wener-Fligner, Garfield High

Joseph S. Lachman, Garfield High

Hannah S. Zieve, Garfield High