×A total of 17 students from Hoover City Schools earned National Merit semifinalist honors.

Seventeen Hoover City Schools students have been named National Merit semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The students represent the top 1% of high school seniors nationwide, based on their 2024 PSAT scores.

More than 16,000 students across the U.S. earned the designation. Semifinalists are now eligible to compete for nearly $26 million in scholarships to be awarded in spring 2026.

Hoover High School honorees : Madelyn Bauman, Elijah Burns, Jacob Clary, Jay Glaves, Hasini Grandhi, Philip Mason, Aidan Naftel, Sara Roy and Allan Yuan.

Spain Park High School honorees : Zaiden Ajani, Lane Allen, Alia Bush, Lorelai Kindle, Emma Nikolic, Allen Padgham, Sarah Phillips

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