BCPS Congratulates 2026 High School National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

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Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) proudly recognizes 44 high school seniors named National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists. These talented students have an opportunity to continue in the competition to be awarded one of nearly 7,000  National Merit Scholarships in the spring, which have a combined value of approximately $26 million. Congratulations to the  following BCPS semifinalists: 

College Academy at Broward College Elias Waite 

Cooper City High School 

Aidan Don 

Coral Glades High School 

Hannah Wang 

Cypress Bay High School 

Lucas Archibald 

Nathan Assani 

Joanna Behling 

Bryan Bomfim 

Andrew Horsburgh 

Kaia Jane 

Andrew Lacayo 

Rickey Liu 

Karolos Liveris 

Nicolas Munoz 

Daksh Patel 

Emily Sebastian 

Ricardo Sucre 

Andy Wu 

Sophia Wu 

Ziyue Xu 

Hollywood Hills High School 

Chelsea Chatelier 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Sophia G. Alvarez 

Nidhi M. Bharambe 

Joshua W. Brown 

Austin J. Campos 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (continued) Kevin Liu 

Kaavya Ramchandran 

Alyssa L. Rapps 

Sarah E. Rosaler 

Ava E. Thomas 

Monarch High School 

Steven Strong 

Nova High School 

Oluebube Alutu 

Plantation High School 

Gabriel Garcia 

Cristian Ponce 

Pompano Beach High School 

Michael Drew 

Patrick T. Gohl 

Hunter Millikin 

Suhani B. Patel 

Maurizio Stradiotti 

Justin Tufo 

South Broward High School 

Xiomara M. Moncada 

West Broward High School 

Isabella Borges 

Chloe Van Smith 

Brianna Wells 

William T. McFatter Technical High School Gabriel Montezuma Fisic 

ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS “Educating all students to reach their highest potential.” Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is a proud “A” rated District, serving as the sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. As Florida’s first  fully accredited school system since 1962, BCPS educates more than 247,000 students and approximately 125,000 adult learners across 239 schools, centers and technical colleges,  and 86 charter schools. BCPS supports a diverse student population representing 174 different countries and speaking 157 languages. To connect with BCPS, visit


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