Three North Shore High School students have been named finalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. Raymond Lin, Wenqi (Peter) Xiao, and Seamus Hughes made it to the scholarship program’s final round.
The three were designated semifinalists in September. All merit scholar designees are selected based on their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference.
To be considered for a merit scholarship award, the nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
The selection of some 6,870 merit scholarship winners from the group of more than 15,000 finalists is in progress. Approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the merit scholar title.
Information provided by the North Shore School District.
