Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program were announced by National Merit Scholarship Corporation this week. Metea Valley High School is proud to congratulate the following seniors on receiving this designation: Sri Battula, Randolph Ha, Gurmeher Kaur, Hafsah Khan, Somya Mehta, Harika Nareddy, Charlie Nordahl, Kevin Paul, Sanskruti Sangalge, Ravi Shah, and Kaushik Venulapalli. The designation, based on scores in each state on the PSAT/NMSQT exam, is the first step toward becoming a National Merit Scholarship winner. Semifinalists have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth about $28 million that will be awarded next spring.