DCSD Home to 33 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
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Paula Hans
Douglas County School District (DCSD) is pleased to announce the names of 33 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, making them part of an elite group representing less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors. These academically talented students advance in the competition, which awards 6,930 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million.
The goal of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation is to honor the nation’s scholastic champions and encourage the pursuit of academic excellence. Three types of National Merit Scholarships will be awarded in the spring and summer of 2026:
2,500 National Merit Scholarships
830 Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarships
3,600 College-Sponsored Merit Scholarships
Finalists will be announced in February, with National Merit Scholarship winners announced in the months to follow. Congratulations to these outstanding DCSD students!
- Aaron Bell, Mountain Vista High
- Abigail Bento, Highlands Ranch High
- Owen Bissell, Rock Canyon High
- Srikar Buddhineni, Chaparral High
- Kendall Chestnut, Castle View High
- Nakul Choudhary, Rock Canyon High
- Aiden Dixon, Highlands Ranch High
- Carter FitzGerald, Mountain Vista High
- Luke Houston, Rock Canyon High
- Colton Howell, Douglas County High
- Kathleen Keesey, Rock Canyon High
- Arshia Koul, Rock Canyon High
- Alex Lien, Mountain Vista High
- Aiden McCullum, Mountain Vista High
- Unnati Mishra, Rock Canyon High
- Aanya Naik, Rock Canyon High
- Nadhi Naval, Rock Canyon High
- Joshua Neill, Castle View High
- Caleb Olson, Mountain Vista High
- Andrew Perry, Douglas County High
- Ashley Pytte, Mountain Vista High
- Spencer Radetsky, Rock Canyon High
- Charles Raitsev, Rock Canyon High
- Dhriti Ramesh, Rock Canyon High
- Cameron Sarvis, Legend High
- James Schick, Chaparral High
- Gabrian Scoville, STEM School
- Kailash Shenoy, Rock Canyon High
- Nicolas Stuart, Rock Canyon High
- WeiAnna Taylor, STEM School
- Ian Weiner, Rock Canyon High
- Saanvi Yadav, Chaparral High
- Hannah Zhang, Rock Canyon High