Georgetown High School Graduates Earn Multiple National Merit Scholarships

Nine Georgetown High School students received commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, the highest number of students at Georgetown HS in recent memory to receive this prestigious recognition.

Every year, around the United States, nearly 1.5 million high school juniors take the PSAT and enter into the National Merit Scholarship Competition. The top-scoring 50,000 students comprise the top 4% of test takers and are selected to receive recognition as National Merit Commended Scholars. Of those 50,000, approximately 16,000, or the top 1%, are named as semifinalists and eligible for financial aid.

Of the nine recognized students, four have advanced to receive scholarships.

National Merit Scholarship Recipients:
Nathan Aaker - National Merit Texas A&M University Scholarship
Michael Shehan - National Merit $2,500 Scholarship, Scholarship from Texas A&M for National Merit status
Elias Stevenson - Dr. James R. Schlesinger Memorial Scholarship
Lily Vaughn - National Merit University of Southern California Scholarship

National Merit Finalists:
Jacob Kruse
Lindsay Bottoms

National Merit Commended Students:
Aurelia Anderson
Andrew Keefe
Zoe Kriskey

The final round of 2025 scholarship recipients will be announced on July 14. As finalists, both Kruse and Bottoms still have an opportunity to receive National Merit Financial Aid. 

You can learn more about the program at nationalmerit.org.

Board Trustee Anthony Blankenship (left) and Georgetown HS Principal Brian Johnson (right) recognize National Merit students at the May GISD Board Meeting.