Schools
Four Milpitas High Students Make National Merit Scholarship Semis
Who made it this year? Read the article and find out.
Four students from Milpitas High made the National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in the 2012 competition.
Laura Cosgrove, Dylan Librande, Brian Tseng, and Calvin Yan are among less than one percent of the nation's high school seniors with the designation.
The students became semifinalists by being the top scorers on the 2010 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test which they took as high school juniors.
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In order to compete for the National Merit Scholarships, they must have outstanding grades and make high marks on their SAT tests. Each student also must complete an application with an essay and get recommendations from school principal Ken Schlaff.
Finalists will be considered for $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Corporation as well as additional corporate-sponsored and college/university-sponsored scholarships.
