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Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ High senior Kailas Bouget has been named a semifinalist in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Competition!

Bouget's tremendous score on the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT) placed him in the top 1% of the 1.3 million juniors from approximately 20,000 high schools who took the exam nationwide.

To be designated as a finalist for a scholarship, the semifinalist must submit a detailed scholarship application, write an essay, earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm the student's earlier performance on the qualifying test and a recommendation from a high school official.

From over 16,000 semifinalists, more than 15,000 are expected to advance to the finalist level, and National Merit Scholarships will be awarded in the spring.

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ High will be offering the opportunity for sophomores and juniors to take the PSAT exam on Friday, Oct. 24. The cost is $18 and students must register via this by Wednesday, Oct. 15.

We congratulate Bouget on this wonderful accomplishment and wish him the very best as he completes his senior year at Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ High!