Owings Mills MD
9-15-2023 11:35am

Six Baltimore County Schools Produce National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

BCPS funds the PSAT 8/9 for all 9th-grade students, the PSAT/NMSQT for 10th and 11th-grade students, and the SAT for all 11th-grade students. (Image Credit: Shutterstock)

BALTIMORE COUNTY - Twelve Baltimore County Public School students from six high schools have been honored as semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

To become a semifinalist, high school juniors participated in the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). The top scorers in each state were selected for the national pool of more than 16,000 semifinalists, making up less than one percent of the nation's high school seniors. Most of these students will proceed to the finalist level, competing for one of 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million in total.

"Congratulations to these 12 students for their outstanding academic achievement and to the teachers, families, and administrators who taught and supported them," Superintendent Dr. Myriam Yarbrough stated. "These National Merit semifinalists exemplify the potential within all BCPS students and serve as an inspiration to strive for higher academic goals."

The honored students are:

Dulaney High School

  • Mingni L. Dong
  • Akash E. Paranilam

Eastern Technical High School

  • Nathan D. Brojan
  • Cadence J. Scott

George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology

  • Chiara C. Adjoh-Davoh

Hereford High School

  • Gilbert Chiang

Western School of Technology and Environmental Science

  • Enyu Ling
  • Aisha A. Olufayo
  • Krish B. Patel
  • Evelyn H. Sangree

Towson High School

  • Mansoor O. Johnson
  • Frank Zhang

BCPS has a long-standing partnership with the College Board, the organization responsible for administering the PSAT/NMSQT. Through this collaboration, BCPS funds the PSAT 8/9 for all 9th-grade students, the PSAT/NMSQT for 10th and 11th-grade students, and the SAT for all 11th-grade students. This ensures that all qualifying tests are available to the students and their families at no additional charge, offering valuable practice for the SAT and giving educators crucial insights into student academic performance.

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