Five students named National Merit semifinalists

Five Yorktown High School seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The students —Akhil Bollimpalli, Jashvi Desai, Jack Falk, Siddharth Nair, and Connor Ropke — are among the top one percent of high school seniors nationwide. Out of more than 1.3 million juniors who took the 2024 PSAT/NMSQT, about 16,000 earned the distinction.

Semifinalists now move forward in the competition for nearly $26 million in scholarships to be awarded in the spring. About 95 percent are expected to advance to finalist standing, with roughly half earning the title of National Merit Scholar.

Information provided by Yorktown Central School District