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Congratulations to CVUSD’s 22 National Merit® Scholarship Program Semifinalists!

Congratulations to the 22 CVUSD high school scholars who were announced this week as Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit® Scholarship Program.

The National Merit® Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. 

Scholars from our Century Academy, Newbury Park High School, Thousand Oaks High School, and Westlake High School were among the more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit® Scholarship Program, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, including the highest-scoring entrants in each state.

Century Academy National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist:

  • Matthew L.

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Newbury Park High School National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists:

  • Jacob H.

  • Ethan K.

  • Jinu K.

  • Michael L.

  • Eudia N.

  • Arnav S.

  • Micah S.

  • Darmal T.

  • Amy X.

 NPHS Semifinalists

Thousand Oaks High School National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist:

  • Serena E.TOHS Semifinalist

Westlake High School National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists:

  • Benjamin F.

  • Jai G.

  • Max L.

  • Ariana L.

  • Arwen L.

  • Kiersten R.

  • Alan S.

  • Nicholas T.

  • Miriam T.

  • Hunter W.

  • Emily W.

WHS Semifinalists

These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the National Merit® Scholarship Program competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring. 

Steps in the 2024 Competition 
Over 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. 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.

Congratulations scholars on earning this impressive academic recognition!