Last fall, a state-high 133 Frisco ISD students earned the prestigious designation of National Merit Semifinalist, and in February, all of those students were named Finalists.
Semifinalists are named Finalists each year based on their academics and other requirements — representing less than 1% of eligible high school students.
Finalists now continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered this spring.
The PSAT is the annual qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Program. Each fall, Frisco ISD administers the PSAT to students in 10th and 11th grade, not only qualifying them for National Merit recognition, but also helping them identify academic areas of strength and growth, and prepare for college entrance exams like the SAT. Learn more about testing offered through Frisco ISD.
FISD’s National Merit Finalists are an academically talented group that are also excelling in fine arts and athletic opportunities at their schools, as well as career and technical education courses.
Congratulations to the following students named National Merit Finalists!
Amlan Abhidarshi - Centennial
Dhruv Ajmera - Lone Star
Alessandro Amundarain Chirico - Reedy
Amogh Aryan - Liberty
Prakriti Ashwin - Liberty
Pranavanath Balamurali - Independence
Aarush Banoor - Centennial
Atifa Basha - Centennial
Sahil Bellam - Centennial
Mann Bellani - Wakeland
Anikait Bharadwaj - Centennial
Eesha Bhatnagar - Lebanon Trail
Parineet Bhaumik - Lebanon Trail
Heetal Binwani - Centennial
Parameshwar Chamarthi - Centennial
Vaishnavi Chekuri - Centennial
Valerie Chew - Lebanon Trail
Shreya Chhibber - Lone Star
Hrishi Chintakuntla - Heritage
Akaash Chirravuri - Frisco
Wonjae Cho - Emerson
Eashan Chunduri - Heritage
Ipek Coskunuzer - Liberty
Sidharth Darapuram - Wakeland