Seven Mansfield ISD students are now finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, an academic competition for recognition and scholarships.

The students were among the less than one percent of high school students to become semifinalists in the program back in September.

Out of more than 1.6 million entrants nationwide, only 16,000 students are selected as semifinalists. In February, 15,000 of those students are named finalists. About half of those finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship worth thousands of dollars.

Congratulations to MISD’s finalists:

• Richard Aaron Libed - Lake Ridge High School
• Ashley Chuong - Lake Ridge High School
• Chace Moncrief - Lake Ridge High School
• Vivian Nguyen - Lake Ridge High School
• Yunah Song - Legacy High School
• Velin Kojouharov - Mansfield High School
• Dylan Nanney - Mansfield High School

The National Merit Scholarship Program, founded in 1955, is an academic competition for recognition and college scholarships. Scholars earn the distinction of semifinalist based on their top scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

The academically talented high school seniors 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. Learn more about the program.