Academic Boosters celebrates the academic achievements of Solon High School students who have been recognized as National Merit Scholars.

These students earned scores on the PSAT taken in their junior year that were among the highest in the state and qualified them as National Merit Scholar semi-finalists. The number of semi-finalists represents less than 1 percent of all high school seniors in the U.S. and varies from state to state, as the number selected is proportional to the percentage of the total number of graduating seniors in each state. 

The 20 semi-finalists will continue in the competition to become National Merit Scholar finalists by fulfilling several additional requirements in the coming months. First, they must attain an SAT score that confirms their achievement on the PSAT qualifying test. They must also demonstrate a record of outstanding academic performance throughout high school and be endorsed and recommended by their high school principal. In addition, the students and school officials must complete a detailed scholarship application that includes a student essay and information about their participation and leadership in school and community-based activities.

2023 National Merit Recipients

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 20 NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS:
Nandini Agarwal, Grace Chen, Veronica Chen, Sanjana Chirravuri, Stephen Crawford, Sarah Dong, Alina He, Joshua Jiang, Prajval Kesireddy, Trevor Kim, Jayla Lewis, Bram Loveman, Vivien Luce, Ram Mallampati, Sairam Pantham, Sudhiksha Ramesh, Daniel Sher, Benjamin Xu, Kyle Zhou and Max Zukerman.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 27 NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED SCHOLARS:
Myiesha Alam, Isaac Bai, Janhavee Bhat, Mackenzie Blackford, Eric Boykin, Logan Chandler, Marianne Chang, Sophia Chen, Anoushka Dubey, Ziyi Fan, Henry Frederick, Chahak Gupta, Anwyn Hobbs, Ariel Hsieh, Jordan Klein, Colin Lee, Lindsey Li, Vivian Li, Jacob Liebson, Siya Maheshwari, Ayushi Mukherjee, Yasharth Pandey, Ruchira Patil, Varun Sathyajeeth, Riya Verma, Christina Xin and Tienna Zeng.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 3 NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERS:
Jayla Lewis, Lillian Newby and Naike Wachira.