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National Merit Scholars 2023

CENTER GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
National Merit Scholars 2023

Finalists

2023 National Merit Finalists

Walker Millhoff, Grant Embrey, Micah Robertson, and Gowthamm Mandala

The 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program has named four Center Grove High School seniors as Finalists. They are Grant Embrey, Gowthamm Mandala, Walker Millhoff, and Micah Robertson.

To become a Finalist, the approximately 16,000 Semifinalists and their high school had to submit a detailed scholarship application, including information about the student's academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. Each Finalist received a Certificate of Merit.

These seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million. The nationwide pool of Finalists represents fewer than one percent of U.S. high school seniors.

There are three types of Merit Scholarships offered: 2,500 National Merit $2500 Scholarships, 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards, and 4,100 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards. Beginning in March and continuing to mid-June, NMSC will notify Finalists of their selection to receive a Merit Scholarship award.

 Semifinalists 

2022 Center Grove High School National Merit Seminfinalists

(L-R): Walker Millhoff, Zoey Varney, Micah Robertson, Grant Embrey, & Gowthamm Mandala

  Five Center Grove High School seniors were named Semifinalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Grant Embrey, Gowthamm Mandala, Walker Millhoff, Micah Robertson, and Zoey Varney.

 Approximately 16,000 Semifinalists were chosen from the highest scorers in each state on the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) for the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors.  

The Semifinalists have the opportunity to compete to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. Finalists will compete for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million. To become Finalists, Semifinalists must submit a detailed scholarship application, which includes information about the student's academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. They must also have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test. Finalists will be announced in February.