KENNEBUNK – The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that Kennebunk High School senior Isaac Kahn is among the National Merit Scholarship semifinalist students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship program.
Kennebunk High School senior Isaac Kahn is among the National Merit Scholarship commended students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship program. Courtesy photo
According to the organization, more than 1.5 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship program by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test, which served as the initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than 1 percent of U.S. high school
seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
The number of semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.
Kahn arose among 16,000 semifinalist students throughout the nation being recognized for their academic promise. Semifinalist students placed among the top 16,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2024 competition by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test. From the approximately 16,000 semifinalists, about 15,000 are expected to advance to the finalist level, and in February they will be notified of this designation.
To become a finalist, the semifinalist(s) and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. A semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, and write an essay.
“Isaac has always excelled academically. It’s great to see him recognized as one of the top scholars in
the country,” said Kennebunk High School Principal Jeremie Sirois in an email. “He is an exceptional student and person. I can’t wait to see what he does in the future. I wish him well as he pursues this award.”
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