FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2019

 

Contact: Susan Carpenter
704.846.7252
susan.carpenter@charlottelatin.org

 

Semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit® Scholarship Program

Charlotte Latin School Announces Thirteen Semifinalists

 

Charlotte, N.C. - Today officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an oppo1iunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. More than 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and about half
of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.

 

The following members of the Charlotte Latin School Class of 2020 have been named Semifinalists:

 

Andrew DeWeese
Marion Donald
August Haldeman
Ana Kenefick
Alex Lapuente
Andrew Lewis
Paige Nurkin
Braden Panther
Evelyn Peters
Mary Catherine Pope
Anna Snyder
Kai Vincent
Laura Zielinski

NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 400 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC's goals of honoring the nation's scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

 

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About Charlotte Latin School

Founded in 1970, Charlotte Latin School is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian, college-preparatory, day school serving more than 1,400 students in transitional kindergarten through grade twelve. Charlotte Latin does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation or national origin in the administration of its educational programs, admissions policies, employment practices or other school-administered programs. For more information, visit www.charlottelatin.org.

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