Ten students in the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) have been named Semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program.
“Congratulations to each of these students for being recognized among the very best in the nation,” said JPPSS Superintendent Isaac G. Joseph. “We are proud to have them represent Jefferson Parish and wish them the best of luck as they move on in the National Merit Scholarship selection process.”
Representing JPPSS are seven students from Haynes Academy and three from Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy.
Haynes Academy
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million offered next spring.
About 1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state.