Congratulations to LMSD's National Merit Semifinalists
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LMSD is proud to announce that 33 seniors have been named 2027 National Merit semifinalists. 17 students from Harriton High School and 15 students from Lower Merion High School are among the 16,000 nationwide who will compete for about 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $24 million.
LMSD's semifinalists are:
From Harriton:
- Zain Ahmad
- Prabhas Banerjee
- Nikhil W. Bonney
- Corinne Brown
- Conner Chou
- Harrison Cobitz
- Ronika Dhanwada
- Natalia Duranton
- Andrew Feng
- Ezra Fenkel
- Rachel Gavrin
- Navin Jayanthi
- Charlotte Laetsch
- Dahlia Levy
- Vivienne Song
- Leander Speer-Zisook
- Paavo Toikka
From Lower Merion:
- Julia Carreon-Sanchez
- Ace Chotiner
- Eloise Gerson
- Thomas Gorman
- Sam Grandwetter
- August Hachadoorian
- Sydney Lancaster
- Gavin Liu
- Sarah McGrew
- Ari Ribeiro Vecino
- Brennan Van
- Elias Waanders
- Alexa Weatherwax
- Terrance Xia
- Ben Yovel
- Claire Zhang
The semifinalists, along with the Commended Students, who are expected to be announced on September 10, 2026, will be recognized by the Lower Merion Board of School Directors at their meeting on October 19, 2026.
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