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3-4-15 — Students Named National Merit Finalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced the finalists in the 60th National Merit Scholarship Program. The Olathe School District has 16 finalists. They are:
- Olathe East High School: Erica Chang, Emma Clark, Saurabh Harohalli, Adam Khan, Angela Li and Haotian Xue;
- Olathe North High School: Greg Bixler, Monelle Brink, Wyatt Heikes, David Nelson, and Caleigh Penn;
- Olathe Northwest High School: Bonnie Dowd, Ben Harper and Kurtis Huff;
- Olathe South High School: Isaiah Hastings and Callie Van Winkle.
To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the high school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student's earlier performance on the qualifying test. The semifinalist must then submit a scholarship application, which includes the student's essay and information about the semifinalist's participation and leadership in school and community activities.