Congratulations National Merit semifinalist

I had the honor of being invited yesterday to the official “surprise announcement” for Carson Edwards, senior at Crystal River High School in the BioMedical Pathway at the Academy of Health Careers on being a National Merit semifinalist. I have had the pleasure of knowing Carson, since he and his twin brother Austin were infants, and his family was in a local children’s playgroup that my family was also in.  Through the years we have continued to know the Edwards family including my wife was one of his English teachers at CRHS. I currently serve with Carson on the Citrus County Blessings Board of Directors where Carson and his brother are two of our student representatives.

This year, Citrus County School District has two high school seniors who advanced to the Semi-Finalist Round of the National Merit Scholarship Awards.  Carson and Nuwayrah Sami from Lecanto High School IB program.

These academically talented students took the fall 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) as juniors; in all, over 16,000 students from around the country were named National Merit Semifinalists as part of the program’s 68th year.

The nationwide pool of Semifinalists represents less than 1.0% of U.S. high school seniors. These students have the opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 15,000 Finalist Awards and the 7,250 Merit Scholarship awards worth nearly $28 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.

Well done Carson and Nuwayrah!

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