Twenty-two Shelby County Schools seniors have been selected as 2017 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists.

Students who score the highest on the Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation award. To be a finalist, students must submit an application that includes their academic award, participation in after-school activities, leadership experience, employment and awards received. Finalists will be announced in February and the scholarships will be awarded in the spring.

The 2017 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from Shelby County Schools are as follows:

Central High School

August K. Harper

Michal M. McKay

Germantown High School

Jeri R. Katz

Erltrea T. Temesghen

White Station High School

Sarthak Bansal

Anup P. Challa

Edward A. DeWane

Robin Du

Samuel A. Green

John M. Haynes

Madeleine Howell-Moroney

Om Pednekar

Nathaniel M. Siler

Lisa Su

Anna J. Sun

Sharon R. Thomas

Neil K. Verma

Jacquelyn K. Wong

Xiya Wu

Jennifer R. Xiao

Xiaohan Zhan

Fengbo Zhao