Twenty-nine students attending schools in the Chattanooga area qualified as semifinalists for the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The students are among 16,000 semifinalists nationwide who qualified based on their scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corp.
The semifinalists represent public and private schools in the region, including five Hamilton County public schools, one school in Bradley County and four private schools in Chattanooga.
“At Baylor, we are fortunate to be able to celebrate the many accomplishments of our students in all aspects of their educational journey,” said Baylor School Head of School Chris Angel in a statement on the school’s website. “Today, I am beyond proud to honor our nine National Merit Semifinalists for such a prestigious accomplishment! Go Big Red!”
This year, McCallie and Baylor School had the greatest number of area students named as semifinalists at nine students each.