11 LT Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

Lyons Township High School has announced 11 seniors have been named National Merit semifinalists who will continue to compete for some 8,200 National Merit Scholarships to be offered next spring.

More than 1.5 million students nationwide entered the Merit Program as juniors by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, according to LT. 

High scorers were designated Semifinalists, representing less than 1% of the state's graduating class. In total, just over 16,000 academically talented seniors qualified nationwide. 

LT's 11 National Merit Semifinalists will advance to the Finalist level upon completion of additional requirements. They must maintain an outstanding academic record throughout their senior year, be endorsed and recommended by their principal, submit SAT scores that confirm their earlier qualifying test, and complete a scholarship application detailing their leadership and community activities. 

Congratulations to the following students:

• Elisha Borgstrom
• Ryan Chilton
• John Combs
• Michael Forberg
• Thomas Kiely
• Marko Kostich
• John McDermott
• Mia Mologousis
• John Scott
• John Slezak
• Elaine Smith