9 LPS Students Named 2025 National Merit Semifinalists

Please join Liberty High School and Liberty North High School in recognizing the following students for qualifying as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

This is a highly competitive academic competition students qualify for by taking the PSAT/NMSQT test during their junior year.

These students have the opportunity to continue in the competition to become a National Merit Scholarship recipient.

Congratulations to you all on your hard work and accomplishment! 

Liberty High School Semifinalists

• Maxwell Hunter
• Chandler Nguyen
• Lacey Peycke
• Aidan Wang
• Yuhao Xiao

Liberty North Semifinalists

• Drew Clawson
• Natalie Coleman
• Caroline Dilts
• Amy Gates

Additionally, Dr. Rosemary Camp, Principal of Liberty North High School, is pleased to announce that Lena Billharz has been named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Liberty High School is home to three Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. Congratulations to Ryan Houck, Caroline Shemwell and Delaney Stokes on the honor. 

A Certificate of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) will be presented for this scholastic achievement.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2025 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2025 competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).