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All 17 National Merit Semifinalists from Spain Park High School and Hoover High School have advanced to Finalist status in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Students qualify for the recognition by earning top scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
The Spain Park High School finalists are Zaiden Ajani, Lane Allen, Alia Bush, Lorelai Kindle, Emma Nikolic, Allen Padgham, Sarah Phillips and Alexander Ritchey.
The Hoover High School finalists are Madelyn Bauman, Elijah Burns, Jacob Clary, Jay Glaves, Hasini Grandhi, Philip Mason, Aidan Naftel, Sara Roy and Allan Yuan.
School officials congratulated the students on reaching the finalist stage of the national academic competition.
