09/11/2026
Congratulations to these Lakeside High School Seniors on being named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists.
Their PSAT/NMSQT score are among the top 1 percent of the nation’s highest scorers. These students now have an opportunity to advance to finalist standing and compete for approximately 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $24 million that will be awarded next spring. More than 1.2 million high school juniors from about 20,000 high schools entered the 2027 competition by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which serves as the initial screening for program entrants. Semifinalists represent the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
Congratulations to Karina Zucco, Hanna Xu, Stephen Liu, Saisurya Lakkimsett, Jay Shetty, and Dev Shetty!!