National Merit Finalists

National Merit Finalists

National Merit Finalists 
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships.

Approximately 1.5 million students take the PSAT as a junior and only about 15,000 students in the nation make it to the finalist round.

Since 2000, VCS has been blessed to have 9 students make it to the final round.

Graduated National Merit Finalists:

Alisha Knaff - Class of 2000
Hugo Mendez - Class of 2010
Katherine Hawkins - Class of 2011
Shane Kauffman - Class of 2011
Sarah Horvath - Class of 2014
Casey Reimer - Class of 2019
Micah McCloy - Class of 2020
Asher Beaudin - Class of 2022
Gabriel Shaffer - Class of 2023