On Wednesday, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country. Those 16,000 will soon be pared to 7,500 finalists, who will be picked to receive upwards of $31 million in scholarships, which will be announced next spring as they prepare to continue their educations in college.
Semifinalists from Dutchess County include:
Arlington High School
- Sabrina P. Goldfischer;
- Spencer W. Koonin;
- Elena T. Poon.
Beacon High School
- Marisa N. Mourgues.
John Jay High School
- Liam A. Stobert;
- Amy Zhou.
Our Lady of Lourdes High School
- Christopher R. DiMeglio;
- Tara F. Petronio;
- Albert Zhu.
Red Hook Central High School
- Nicholas S. Urbin.
Rhinebeck Central School
- James W. Ayton.
Spackenkill High School
- Mia Eng-Kohn;
- Sneha R. Kamada;
- Rachel X. Li;
- Zoe C. Whalen.
A complete list of semifinalists can be found here.
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