The Kimberly Area School District is proud to announce Kimberly High School seniors Aubrey Woodrow and Madelyn Strebel were recognized for their accomplishments in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Aubrey has been selected as a Semifinalist and Madelyn received a Letter of Commendation.
As a Semifinalist, Aubrey joined approximately 16,000 students out of more than 1.3 million who entered the 2024 competition by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). Aubrey has an opportunity to continue in the competition for several National Merit Scholarships collectively worth more than $28 million, that will be offered next spring.
Madelyn was presented with a Letter of Commendation from Kimberly High School and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). She placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.3 million who entered the competition by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
Three types of National Merit Scholarships will be offered in the spring of 2024. Every finalist will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit® Scholarships that will be awarded on a state-representational basis. About 840 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be provided by corporations and business organizations for finalists who meet their specified criteria, such as children of the grantor’s employees or residents of communities where sponsor plants or offices are located. In addition, colleges and universities are expected to finance some 3,800 Merit Scholarship awards for finalists who will attend the sponsor's institution. National Merit Scholarship winners of 2024 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. These scholarship recipients will join nearly 375,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.
About the National Merit Scholarship Corporation
The National Merit® Scholarship Program, conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®), is an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships. Established in 1955, NMSC is a privately financed not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. For over 68 years, NMSC has continued to focus its attention solely on the academically talented high school students of the United States.