2023 National Merit Scholarship Program

October 7, 2022

Commended Students

Congratulations to the 37 Horace Greeley High School seniors who were named a COMMENDED STUDENT in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Competition after taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Based on a nationally applied Selection Index score, they are among the approximately 34,000 commended students throughout the nation being acknowledged for their exceptional academic promise. Congratulations to:

September 14, 2022

Semifinalists

Congratulations to the 13 Horace Greeley High School students who were among the 16,000 high school seniors nationwide to be named a SEMIFINALIST in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.

They received this distinction by scoring among the top 5% of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2023 scholarship program by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

To become a Finalist, the Semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT® or ACT® scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.

Finalists will be announced in February 2023.