Northport Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

Three Northport High School students have recently earned the title of semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Students Gabriella N. Bica, Zachary Melchione and Sophie V. Testa have qualified to compete for about 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million.

The students have been chosen out of approximately 1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools. All three entered the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and obtaining high scores. The students are now three of the 16,000 semifinalists in the 62^nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program and will continue to compete to become finalists.

Principal Daniel Danbusky is incredibly proud of the three students for achieving the status of National Merit Semifinalists.

“It is a true testament to their dedication and scholarship,” said Danbusky. “These three remarkable young adults have challenged themselves in the classrooms of the Northport-East Northport School District during their educational careers and it is truly a privilege to have them among our student population.”

Photo Caption: National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists Gabriella N. Bica, Zachary Melchione and Sophie V. Testa with Principal Daniel Danbusky, Counselors Kristin Orig, Amanda Cuiffo, Louis Acconi and Assistant Principals Terrence Hinson and Shannon Dantuono.

Photos courtesy of the Northport-East Northport School District