Marshfield Student Selected as Semifinalist in 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program

Sunday, September 19th, 2021 -- 12:00 PM

A Marshfield High School student is a semifinalist in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67" annual National Merit Scholarship Program, which includes Tara Kracht of Marshfield.

These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be offered next spring.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar®title.

NMSC,a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Scholarships are underwritten by NMSCwith its own funds and by approximately 400 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

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