AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Amarillo Independent School District announced that two Amarillo High School seniors, Finn Archer and Quan Nguyen, are 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists.

According to AISD officials, the designation ranks them among the nation's highest-scoring students on the PSAT/NMSQT test and places them in the top 1% of US high school seniors. Officials added that Archer and Nguyen will advance to potentially become finalists and compete for millions of dollars in scholarships.

AISD officials added that more than 100 AISD students have earned National Merit honors in the past decade.

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