CHS Senior Leon Burnett Advances in National Merit Scholarship

Leon Brumett, Crawfordsville High School, is among 16,000 high schoolers who are semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.

About 95 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.