
Vadim A. Afanasyev, Natalia Dzielnicka, Brian D. Salazar and and Lucy R. Woo. {MSD}
Four Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists for 2027.
Vadim A. Afanasyev, Natalia Dzielnicka, Brian D. Salazar and Lucy R. Woo are among 51 Broward County Public Schools seniors receiving the national recognition.
The academically accomplished students will compete for nearly 6,700 National Merit Scholarships expected to be awarded in the spring. The scholarships have a combined value of approximately $24 million.
BCPS congratulated the MSD students and the other semifinalists representing public high schools throughout the county.
Other BCPS schools with National Merit semifinalists are:
- Atlantic Technical High School
- College Academy at Broward College
- Cooper City High School
- Cypress Bay High School
- Everglades High School
- Fort Lauderdale High School
- Plantation High School
- Pompano Beach High School
- West Broward High School
- Western High School
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