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41 Winnetka Students Named 2027 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
More than 40 students in Winnetka scored among the top one percent of all high school seniors in the country on the PSATs.
WINNETKA, IL — Forty-one students from Winnetka were recognized as semifinalists in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program, officials announced earlier this month.
The 16,000 semifinalists are one step closer to securing one of the approximately 6,700 National Merit Scholarship awards worth nearly $24 million. Finalists will be announced and awarded next spring.
Over 1.2 million high school juniors from 20,000 high schools entered the 2027 National Merit Scholar Program when they took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The current selection of semifinalists represents less than one percent of high school seniors.
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In Winnetka, students at two schools were recognized as National Merit Scholar Semifinalists:
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- Bartsch, Sean W.
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