The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, which recognizes the top-scoring high school seniors nationwide on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Local semifinalists are:

Academy for Technology and the Classics: Eileen Ou , Patrick Riesterer

Mandela International Magnet School: Elise Gonzales

Santa Fe Preparatory School: Camila Carreon , Sebastian Friedman , Gabriel Ingliss , Luke Rand , Sasha Smucker

St. Michael’s High School: Charlie Ortiz

Los Alamos High School: Jasper Carpenter , Henry Gans , James Ito , John Kang , Galina Nelson , Anya Seet , Alyssa Sun , James Thomas , Helena Welch , Emily Xu .

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