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National Merit Program Names 13 KISD Students Finalists

13 Keller ISD students have been honored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists.

National Merit logoOfficials of the NMSC have announced approximately 15,000 Finalists nationwide in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $28 million that will be offered this spring. 

Keller ISD's 2023 National Merit Finalists are:

John Carlson (Keller HS) 
Arthur Frayzond (Timber Creek  HS) 
Meredith Henderson (Keller HS) 
Jacob Holzberger (Keller HS) 
Mackenzie Kang (Keller HS)
Victoria Lee (Timber Creek HS)  
Crystal Lerner (Keller HS) 
Elijah Mhrous (Central HS) 
Andrew Nguyen (Keller HS) 
Kiera Shepperd (Keller HS) 
Tin Vu (Fossil Ridge HS) 
Hayden Whitehead (Keller HS) 
Virgina Wright (Keller HS) 

Over 1.5 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants.