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Sixteen seniors from Alachua County Public Schools were named semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship program.

These students represent less than 1% of high school seniors nationwide who achieved this status.

Semifinalists were selected based on their performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Sixteen Alachua County Public Schools seniors have earned prestigious semifinalist status in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship program, according to a list released this week by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which administers the program.

Fewer than 1% of current high school seniors earned that status this year.

About 1.3 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test as ju

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