Education
Nine Darien High School Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
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Nine Darien High School seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists with an opportunity to compete for scholarships in the spring. The DHS seniors are Blake Cellar, Sophia Cortellesi, Ria Dhull, Cole Hanson, Taylor Richards, Aram Russell, Cason Stone, Evan Tong and Olivia Yoo. Nationwide, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. has named about 16,000 semifinalists who can compete for 7,500 scholarships with a total value of $31 million. Over 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and about half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship.