National Merit Scholars

High School District 211 announces National Merit Semifinalists for 2009

Palatine, Ill. — Township High School District 211 announces that a record 34 students have been named semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Semifinalists are selected based on scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (P.S.A.T./N.M.S.Q.T.).

William Fremd High School students Brian W. Cho, Elizabeth R. Holmberg, Grace W. Hoo, Chaitra Kishore, Robert H. Kramer, Michelle D. Lundholm, Maxwell D. Meigel, Meghan L. Morrison, Rachael O. Palumbo, Tyler M. Petersen, Sahana Rao, Matthew R. Schuelke, Henry Shin, Jessica L. Tackett, Gregory H. Tourville, Helena Yu, and Maggie Zhang have been named semifinalists.

Palatine High School’s semifinalists are Elizabeth A. Jump, Sara-Clare A. McGeever, Anna Novikova, Eric A. Rodriguez, James H. Silveira, Shruthi Venkatesh, and Feiyu Xue.

Karalyn C. Chen, Kevin Chen, Usman M. Iqbal, Amanda M. Rooney, and Emily Vanderbleek from Schaumburg High School have been named semifinalists.

Semifinalists from James B. Conant High School are Jared D. Bauman, Eileen S. Chong, Megan Hodgson, and Krishnabhai K. Patel.

Nicole M. Platteuw is the semifinalist from Hoffman Estates High School.

High School District 211 National Merit Scholars
(since 1991-1992)

1991-1992: 14
1992-1993: 10
1993-1994: 19
1994-1995: 25
1995-1996: 20
1996-1997: 19
1997-1998: 18
1998-1999: 26
1999-2000: 11
2000-2001: 24
2001-2002: 29
2002-2003: 15
2003-2004: 21
2004-2005: 22
2005-2006: 13
2006-2007: 21
2007-2008: 20
2008-2009: 34