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National Merit Scholars
Approximately 95% of Semifinalists advance to Finalist level in Spring 2027. About half of the Finalists will win one of 6,870 National Merit scholarships worth nearly $26 million. Winners also earn the title of Merit Scholar. Winners are announced in a sequence, in April, May, June and July 2027.
2027 Semi-Finalists
DR. PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL
Joshua I. Katz
FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL
Cloyd C. Thornton
Sakshi Tripathy
HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL
Amit Golberg
Peyton S. Brown
INNOVATION HIGH SCHOOL
Aidan Watts
Mia S. Mills
LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
Hao Wen Chan
LAKE NONA HIGH SCHOOL
Abhiram Chennareddygari
Chase C. Dixon
Priyanshi G. Gandhi
Chris Koshy
Vihaan Manchikanti
Shannon R. McInerney
Stephanie Z. Nwanyanwu
Marco Turati
OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL
Alejandra A. Romo de Vivar
Ksenia B. Ebenhack
Oliver W. Lund
Shaylan R. Patel
Lucia K. Sanchez
Fabian A. Solorzano Pacheco
TIMBER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Kayla M. Bullock
Brandon X. Holland
Daniela M. Hrizo
Aidan J. Hu
Tomas Lopez Devia
Adam H. Stroshane
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
Evelyn J. Bowman
Jaanvi Thakkar
Mayank Verma
WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL
Ana Lara Carvalho Magalhaes
Miles K. McCracken
Ava Trinh
WINDERMERE HIGH SCHOOL
Cameron W. Gainey
Veronica Y. Lane
Adam A. Sareea
WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Alexandra S. Davis
Emily E. Fuller
Kaito Jin
Ahad Khan
Caden T. McEnderfer
Khang M. Tran
Jules E. Vernooy
Jordina Y. Wang