Redhawks lead Frisco ISD in National Merit Semifinalists

Perry Mellone

15 Redhawks have been named National Merit Semifinalists for the class of 2022. A total of 109 Frisco ISD students earned this distinction with Liberty High being one of the top schools. Semifinalists will find out in February if they are a finalist.

Prachurjya Shreya, Managing Editor

61 students in Frisco ISD have been named National Merit Semifinalists. The National Merit Scholarship program allows for students the opportunity to receive scholarships based on their PSAT scores from their junior year.

The 18 qualifiers here on campus are listed below:

Shruti Bindingnavile

Samy Boutouis

Saahithi Joopelli

Amer Jusupovic

Sumedh Kandadai

Kanika Kappalayil

Amelia Leslie

Rick Li

Aniket Matharasi

Elaine Mei

Elizabeth Piper

Lisa Punnen

George Rao

Sayyant Rath

Vinit Shirvaikar

Kelly Sun

Sruthi Suresh

Arjun Venkat

Wingspan’s Prachurjya Shreya caught up with some of qualifiers to get their thoughts on being recognized.