The National Merit Scholarship Program has announced the Finalists for its 2025 scholarship competition. These students were selected from the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September 2024 after meeting all requirements to advance.
Congratulations to the thirteen Ithaca High School students who have earned this prestigious recognition:
Isaac Albrecht
Ivalee Bascom
Alexandra Elia
Samuel Abraham Harris
Kai Imani
Mark Kiefer
Taran V. Knutson
Valentina Lebret
Brenna Lucio Belbase
Celene Sahoo
Caedmon R. Sethupathy
Milo Walder
Jiefei Zhao
The next phase of the competition is now underway, with approximately 6,870 students nationwide set to receive National Merit Scholarship awards. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation will begin notifying winners in March.