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Peoria Unified celebrates 6 National Merit semi-finalists across 3 schools
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Peoria Unified has six National Merit Scholarship semifinalists this school year.
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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently released the 2025 semifinalists and Peoria Unified has six semifinalists, including:
Asher Foltz, Sunrise Mountain High School
Alexander Krause, Sunrise Mountain High School
Tammy Le, Sunrise Mountain High School
Gunnar Sammons, Centennial High School
Sasha Tijore, Ironwood High School
Daniel Wirt, Ironwood High School
“I am incredibly proud of each of these students for being named a National Merit Semifinalist. Students throughout the Peoria Unified School District are provided with a rigorous curriculum that prepares them for a successful future in college, career and beyond,” Superintendent KC Somers said in a news release.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is based on student academic achievement assessed through the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Tests.
With more than 1.3 million juniors in 21,000 high schools across the nation entering the competition by taking the PSAT/NMSQT assessments, approximately 16,000 finalists were selected. These finalists represent less than 1% of high school students in the United States and are amongst the highest-scoring entrants in their state.
These 16,000 National Merit Finalists will compete for 6,870 scholarships worth nearly $26 million.
The winners of the National Merit Scholarships will be announced beginning in April and will conclude in July. For information about the National Merit Scholarship Program, visit www.nationalmerit.org.
The National Merit semifinalists will be recognized at a Peoria Unified Governing Board meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26.
