Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) is pleased to announce four students as Finalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Less than one percent of all U.S. high school seniors reach this level of academic achievement.
Traverse City Central High School students Alden King, Lucy Poppleton, and Jackson Price, and West Senior High School student Gianna Primo, were among 15,000 students named as 2024 National Merit Finalists. As Finalists, students have the opportunity to continue in the competition for 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million.
"It is an outstanding honor to announce four TCAPS students as Finalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program," said TCAPS Superintendent Dr. John R. VanWagoner II. "This is a highly remarkable achievement. Their dedication to academic excellence is truly commendable, and we take great pride in celebrating their success."
About 1.3 million juniors entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2022 PSAT/NMSQT, which serves as the initial screen of program entrants.