Dan Bozik, Michael Forrest, Ryan Archer and Luke Metro

Named Semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit®

Scholarship Program

Today officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)

announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 58th annual National Merit

Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to

continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32

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. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and more than half

of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar®title.