The Hamilton Southeastern school board recognized 14 high school seniors Wednesday night for being named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Nine students attend Fishers High School and five attend Hamilton Southeastern High School. The students and their families also gathered for recognition breakfasts at the two schools, according to the district’s board agenda material.
National Merit semifinalists represent less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors. They are among the highest-scoring students in their state on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, known as the PSAT/NMSQT.
The students recognized are:
Hamilton Southeastern High School
- Thomas Bezza
- Liam Kenyon
- Tyler Orris
- William Pence
- Hojin Shin
Fishers High School
- Asher Burgoyne
- Cooper Chapple
- Sashi Ganapaneni
- Owen Jerrell
- Abeer Khan
- Abiola Olutayo
- Allison Svilenov
- Seth Tennekoon
- Ben Wu
The semifinalists now have the opportunity to advance to the finalist level and compete for approximately 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth about $24 million, according to the district. The scholarships will be awarded in spring 2027.