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South High School is pleased to announce that 22 students have been named Semifinalists in the prestigious 2025 National Merit Scholarship Competition (NMSC). These South High School seniors are recognized for their "exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
South High's Semifinalists are among 16,000 nationwide, having scored among the highest in New York State on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which they took last year. Semifinalists, who represent less than one percent of seniors in the country, will be identified to colleges and universities in order to increase their educational opportunities.
Semifinalists attending William A. Shine-Great Neck South High School are: Luna Bae, Christina Bai, Megan Chin-Lam Chan, Edmund Gan, Jonathan Jia, Ruiqi Liu, Paige Louie, Althea Ou, Yilin Qiao, Sarah Sun, William Tsang, Evelyn Won, Erin Wong, Yujin (Lily) Wu, Edward Xu, Ivan Xu, Richard Xu, Edison Yuan, Jixuan (Jason) Zhang, Laura Zhang, Zican (Arthur) Zhang, and Kalli Zhu.