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The Shawnee Mission School District is proud to recognize the Shawnee Mission seniors named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.
These students took the 2020 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. Approximately 16,000 semifinalists were selected nationwide. These semifinalists represent less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, according to a release from the National Merit program.
The following students earned semifinalist distinction and will have an opportunity to advance in the competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, worth about $30 million that will be offered next spring.
Shawnee Mission East
Kurt Cronenwett
Sam Huntley
Kenneth McCullough
Emily Moseley
Ibrahim Sufi
Andrew Ward
Shawnee Mission Northwest
Lincoln Bartelt
Nathaniel Hollman
Alexa Magstadt
Shawnee Mission South
Megan Bogner
Clinton McKenzie
Shawnee Mission West
Benjamin Phillips
Tyler VanDeventer