William A. Shine-Great Neck South High School Semifinalists (pictured above) are: Amaar Alwani, Karly Chan, Rena Chen, Iris Cho, Farah Daredia, Amy He, Sophia Hunter, Eden Katz, Jeremy Kotlyar, Andre Lungu, Matthew Moy, Matthew Tsui, Alexander Voses, Isabel Wang, Katherine Wang, Ross Williams, Jansen Wong, Mengyu Wu, John Xie, Rick Xu, and Erin Yim.

These Semifinalists are among the 16,000 named nationwide, having scored among the highest in New York State on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which they took last year.

The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. These Semifinalists, who represent less than one percent of seniors in the country, will be identified to colleges and universities in order to increase their educational opportunities.

Semifinalists are invited to complete a detailed scholarship application and provide academic and leadership credentials to be considered as a Finalist in the competition. Approximately 15,000 students will be announced as Finalists in February 2022. Merit Scholarship Winners will be chosen from among the Finalists to receive one or more Merit Scholarship Awards.