Congratulations to Mount Carmel Academy’s National Merit Semifinalists:
- Paige Bono
- Avery Hotstream
- Caroline Hotstream
- Amielle Schell
More than 1.2 million juniors nationwide took the PSAT/NMSQT, and approximately 16,000 were named National Merit Semifinalists, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors.
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