Carmel Clay Schools congratulates the 45 Carmel High School seniors named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists for 2015. These seniors will now compete for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $33 million offered in the spring.
“Carmel Clay Schools takes great joy in congratulating each and every one of these students on their accomplishment. The district is proud to be represented in this esteemed program by 45 hardworking students,” said Dr. Nicholas D. Wahl, Superintendent Carmel Clay Schools.
Semifinalist status requires outstanding academic records throughout high school, endorsement and recommendation by their high school principal and a high score on the Preliminary SAT test. Scholarship winners will be announced in April.
Carmel Clay Schools 2015 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists are as follows:
Brian D. Alexander
Kristin D. Barnes
Adit Chandra
John L. Chen
Jonathan C. Chen
William Y. Chen
John P. Coleman
Yichang Cui
Meisheng Dai
Matthew J. Deaton
Matthew G. DelBusto
Evan J. Dexter
Jessica R. Earnhardt
Kinsey M. Erickson
Anna M. Fang
Kevin C. Fei
Chrishan M. Fernando
Shannon E. Gidley
Courtney S. Glait
Kelly E. Herman
James K. Holland
Miriam M. Hu
Jason R. Klein
Matthew J. Klineman
Scott S. Liu
Lauren Y. Lu
Helena W. Ma
Nivedha A. Meyyappan
Pablo F. Paliza-Carre
Rushi P. Patel
Gene Qian
Aster G. Samuel
Evelyn L. Shan
Michael Z. Shen
Michaela M. Szabo
Kyle E. Walker
Cynthia Y. Wu
Ruth S. Xing
Dennis M. Yang
Sherry Yang
Alexander T. Yu
Robert S. Yue
Michael G. Zhao
Jiahao Zhou
Willie Zhu