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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced on Wednesday, Sept. 10, that 288 high school students from Wisconsin have been selected as semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students are part of a nationwide group of more than 16,000 semifinalists. The program honors students for their academic excellence and potential for success in college. Scholarship winners will be revealed in spring 2026.

City	High School	Name
Neenah	Neenah H. S.	Dementer, Jack
Oshkosh	Homeschool / Online School	Stephan, Katherine A.
Oshkosh	Oshkosh North H. S.	Dougherty, Lydia
Oshkosh	Oshkosh North H. S.	Ridlehoover, Mats
Oshkosh	Oshkosh West H. S.	Boehler, Aria
Oshkosh	Oshkosh West H. S.	Stanuch, Roman
Winneconne	Winneconne H. S.	Lake, Rinn R.
Beaver Dam	Wayland Academy	Reusch, Lilith
Edgerton	Edgerton H. S.	Huber, Lucas M.
Janesville	George Parker H. S.	Buehl, Cooper T.
Eau Claire	Eau Claire Memorial H. S.	Cosiquien, Joanne Rachel
Eau Claire	Homeschool / Online School	Ahrens, Wyatt
Eau Claire	North H. S.	Basu, Aviroop
Eau Claire	North H. S.	Dunn, Gabriel A.
Chippewa Falls	McDonnell Central Catholic H. S.	Bushman, Elyse
Menomonie	Menomonie H. S.	Horvath, Madeline R.
Menomonie	Menomonie H. S.	Seguin, Benjamin G.
Fond Du Lac	St. Mary's Springs Academy	Pelz, Jackson
Ripon	Ripon H. S.	Kinder, Sean
Kohler	Kohler H. S.	Brotz, Claire K.
Kohler	Kohler H. S.	Tian, Jason
Sheboygan	Sheboygan North H. S.	Garza, Alejandro
Sheboygan	Sheboygan North H. S.	Tarkowski, William
Appleton	Appleton North H. S.	Munson, Spencer C.
Appleton	Xavier H. S.	Stankewicz, Eva
Kimberly	Kimberly H. S.	Kluender, Noah G.
Little Chute	Little Chute H. S.	Czarnecki, Jackson
New London	New London H. S.	Allen, Cash C.
New London	New London H. S.	Hammers, Dan M.
New London	New London H. S.	Tank, Danielle H.
Waupaca	Waupaca H. S.	Kolinski, Noah M.
De Pere	De Pere H. S.	Hackel, Austin
De Pere	De Pere H. S.	Patel, Ansh
De Pere	De Pere H. S.	Zhang, Noah
De Pere	West De Pere H. S.	Crandall, Michael
Green Bay	Notre Dame Academy	Janas, Nihkil
Green Bay	Preble H. S.	Song, Ily
Green Bay	Southwest H. S.	Retzak Krump, Atticus
Brussels	Southern Door H. S.	Pieschek, Grant
Sturgeon Bay	Sturgeon Bay H. S.	Wesley, Keira A.
Luxemburg	Luxemburg Casco H. S.	Hinckley, Rylen
Manitowoc	Lincoln H. S.	Seilheimer, Tor B.
Oconto Falls	Oconto Falls H. S.	Rieth, Natalie
Kenosha	Mary D. Bradford H. S.	Kirk, Caitlin
Kenosha	St. Joseph Catholic Academy	Shailor, Isaac J.
La Crosse	Central H. S.	Skiles, Owen
La Crosse	Central H. S.	Toribio, Santi Alberto
Onalaska	Luther H. S.	Falk, Madelyn R.
Onalaska	Onalaska H. S.	Ailiani, Krishna R.
Onalaska	Onalaska H. S.	Keister, Elyse M.
Onalaska	Onalaska H. S.	Matz, Elizabeth J.
De Forest	De Forest Area H. S.	Coker, Alexander
Madison	East H. S.	Barut, Josemaria
Madison	East H. S.	Beilfuss, Theodore
Madison	East H. S.	Hoeksema, Oliver
Madison	East H. S.	Jovaag, Naomi
Madison	Edgewood H. S.	Baldo, Isabella A.
Madison	Edgewood H. S.	Blanchard, Sydney A.
Madison	Edgewood H. S.	Bruce, Richard Z.
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Byrnes, Alexander
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Cai, Michelle
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Grainger, Raena
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Isaac, Anya
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Lankella, Thanish
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Li, Jason
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Miller, Mable
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Pierotti, Joshua
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Sellwood, Simon
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Shelton, Kayla
Madison	Vel Phillips Memorial H. S.	Zhu, Nina
Madison	St. Ambrose Academy	Nornberg, Daniel
Madison	St. Ambrose Academy	Zakrzewski, Luke
Madison	West H. S.	Alibali, Lauren
Madison	West H. S.	Andersen, August
Madison	West H. S.	Banks, Seth
Madison	West H. S.	Beal, Joseph
Madison	West H. S.	Bohn, Madeleine
Madison	West H. S.	Bradbury, Edward
Madison	West H. S.	Cantley, Timon
Madison	West H. S.	Carlsson, Samuel
Madison	West H. S.	Chang, Angelina
Madison	West H. S.	Engel, Christabel
Madison	West H. S.	Estrella, Noah
Madison	West H. S.	Grant, Silas
Madison	West H. S.	He, Zijun
Madison	West H. S.	Hessman, Isaac
Madison	West H. S.	Kennedy, Tavish
Madison	West H. S.	Kuemmel, Steven
Madison	West H. S.	Lawler, Eleanor
Madison	West H. S.	Loewen, Mae
Madison	West H. S.	Mayeshiba, Benjamin
Madison	West H. S.	Ng, Enzo
Madison	West H. S.	Retana, Gabriela
Madison	West H. S.	Royalty, Brandon
Madison	West H. S.	Shadman, Hunter
Madison	West H. S.	Suryan-Beilin, Ravi
Madison	West H. S.	Vaughan, Beatrice
Madison	West H. S.	Walsh, Rosemary
Madison	West H. S.	Warrick, Clara C.
Madison	West H. S.	Xia, Chase
Mc Farland	Mc Farland H. S.	Vidrio, Evie J.
Mc Farland	Mc Farland H. S.	Zhang-Zhou, David
Mc Farland	Mc Farland H. S.	Zhou, Weiya
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Anand, Eeshan Kathir
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Barth, Frank
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Bhandari, Neil
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Blust, Sarah
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Chakravartula, Asha
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Friedman, Micah
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Goldberger, Annabel
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Haker, Shivani
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Holland, Shaila
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Kashyap, Kavya
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Kirker, Maggie
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Lee, Hannah
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Lee, Sieun
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Mitra, Kriti
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Nichols, Isaac
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Roth, Conner
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Straight, Nathaniel
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Yang, Ethan
Middleton	Middleton H. S.	Zhu, Iris
Monona	Monona Grove H. S.	Knickmeyer, Elizabeth
Monona	Monona Grove H. S.	Rathgeber, Leena
Monona	Monona Grove H. S.	Redding, Miles
Mount Horeb	Mount Horeb H. S.	Nelson, Lily C.
Oregon	Oregon H. S.	Jadhav, Maya J.
Oregon	Oregon H. S.	Kavan, Aislinn
Oregon	Oregon H. S.	Wokasch, Winter M.
Sun Prairie	Sun Prairie H. S.	Cox, Alexis
Sun Prairie	Sun Prairie West H. S.	Bhowmick, Aditya
Sun Prairie	Sun Prairie West H. S.	Willis, Devin
Verona	Verona Area H. S.	Fahy, Nathan R.
Verona	Verona Area H. S.	Leuschen, Theodora J.
Verona	Verona Area H. S.	Smith, Connor B.
Waunakee	Madison Country Day School	Coon, Evan
Waunakee	Madison Country Day School	Rana, Anya
Waunakee	Waunakee H. S.	Chambers, Abigail
Waunakee	Waunakee H. S.	Krudop, Leela
Waunakee	Waunakee H. S.	Park, Samuel
Waunakee	Waunakee H. S.	Rounsley, Katherine
Poynette	Poynette H. S.	Lindquist, Emma
Glendale	Nicolet H. S.	Abbott, Taylor G.
Glendale	Nicolet H. S.	Figlesthaler, Max M.
Glendale	Nicolet H. S.	Hendricks, Noah
Greendale	Greendale H. S.	Adams, Conner
Greenfield	Whitnall H. S.	Fiedler, Isaac T.
Milwaukee	Divine Savior-Holy Angels H.S.	Adelson, Gisela
Milwaukee	Divine Savior-Holy Angels H.S.	Regan, Elizabeth
Milwaukee	Eastbrook Academy	Griffis, Vincent
Milwaukee	Golda Meir School	Vann, Owen
Milwaukee	Marquette University H. S.	Abusamhadana, Yousef
Milwaukee	Marquette University H. S.	Baynes, Ivan
Milwaukee	Marquette University H. S.	Escott, James
Milwaukee	Marquette University H. S.	Lomo-Tettey, Ethan-Jeffrey
Milwaukee	Marquette University H. S.	Mangan, Vincent
Milwaukee	Marquette University H. S.	Miller, Thomas
Milwaukee	Marquette University H. S.	Patel, Arjun
Milwaukee	Marquette University H. S.	Peelen, William
Milwaukee	Marquette University H. S.	Porter, Emerson
Milwaukee	Reagan I. B. H. S.	Quinn, Ariel
Milwaukee	Salam H. S.	Ahmad, Yusof
Milwaukee	Salam H. S.	Hameed, Fatima
Milwaukee	University School	George, Anand S.
Milwaukee	University School	Norman, Benjamin G.
Milwaukee	University School	Tallam, Harini R.
Milwaukee	University School	Tuttle, Read X.
Milwaukee	University School	Vasudev, Eshaan
Milwaukee	University School	Wang, Angela
Milwaukee	Wisconsin Lutheran H. S.	Alejandro, Jeremiah
Milwaukee	Wisconsin Lutheran H. S.	Kuehn, Annalise
Milwaukee	Wisconsin Lutheran H. S.	Lambrecht, Eloise
Shorewood	Shorewood H. S.	Pluckhahn, Lukas
Shorewood	Shorewood H. S.	Velikanov, Katerina
Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa East H. S.	Cooper, Elena E.
Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa East H. S.	Kreklow, Grace R.
Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa East H. S.	Ruggini, Emilia R.
Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa West H. S.	Moertl, William J.
Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa West H. S.	Riordan, Henry
Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa West H. S.	Rommelfanger, Henry S.
Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay H. S.	Christenson, Asa
Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay H. S.	Davis, Aiden
Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay H. S.	Groff, Casey
Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay H. S.	Hoagland, Ella
Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay H. S.	Kuhn, Caroline
Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay H. S.	May, Evan
Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay H. S.	Sample, David
Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay H. S.	Van Den Elzen, Andrew
Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay H. S.	Wu, Lucy
Cedarburg	Cedarburg H. S.	Carpenter, Josephine
Cedarburg	Cedarburg H. S.	McCulley, Phoebe
Grafton	Grafton H. S.	Knepp, Josie M.
Grafton	Grafton H. S.	Walls, Alani J.
Mequon	Homestead H. S.	Brewer, Anderson
Mequon	Homestead H. S.	Friederichs, Benjamin C.
Mequon	Homestead H. S.	Ghose, Aurko
Mequon	Homestead H. S.	Kosaraju, Aditya K.
Mequon	Homestead H. S.	Kosaraju, Siddharth M.
Mequon	Homestead H. S.	Youngstrom, Brady W.
Port Washington	Port Washington H. S.	Young, Kiera
Germantown	Germantown H. S.	Jones, Eden
Germantown	Germantown H. S.	Xu, Daniel
Hartford	Hartford Union H. S.	Tomes, Hailey
Jackson	Kettle Moraine Lutheran H. S.	Kramer, Regan J.
Slinger	Slinger H. S.	Broman, Finley
West Bend	West Bend East H. S.	Hesse, Madeline S.
Brookfield	Brookfield Academy	Ahuja, Neerja
Brookfield	Brookfield Academy	O'Quinn, Emily G.
Brookfield	Brookfield Academy	Parkins, Niall
Brookfield	Brookfield Academy	Sajid, Rahmah
Brookfield	Brookfield Academy	Thiel, Annika
Brookfield	Brookfield Academy	Tian, Claire
Brookfield	Brookfield Academy	Zheng, Victoria
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Cao, Leon
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	England, Owen
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Han, Liyang
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Hou, Kevin
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Kumar, Nishkarsh
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Liu, Aidan
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Lu, Benjamin
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Mayya, Vaishnavi
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Menon, Vinayak
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Nammi, Meera
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Nayak, Ishani
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Pakala, Krisha
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Panda, Shreya
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Ramachandrula, Vaidehi
Brookfield	Brookfield Central H. S.	Semin, Andrey
Brookfield	Brookfield East H. S.	Girish, Isha T.
Brookfield	Brookfield East H. S.	Longley, Gavin
Brookfield	Brookfield East H. S.	Moorching, Aditi R.
Brookfield	Brookfield East H. S.	Orejuela, Alexandra C.
Brookfield	Brookfield East H. S.	Sandroni, Isabella B.
Brookfield	Brookfield East H. S.	Schmidt, Elizabeth
Brookfield	Brookfield East H. S.	Zhang, Ethan Z.
Brookfield	Brookfield East H. S.	Zheng, Jake M.
Hartland	Arrowhead H. S.	Balla, Varun K.
Hartland	Arrowhead H. S.	Brandel, Evelyn T.
Hartland	Arrowhead H. S.	Feiker, Adia-Mae S.
Hartland	Arrowhead H. S.	Guc, Gwen M.
Hartland	Arrowhead H. S.	Hall, Samuel J.
Hartland	Arrowhead H. S.	McLaughlin, Caden P.
Hartland	Arrowhead H. S.	Morris, Aedan M.
Hartland	Arrowhead H. S.	Revelle, Grant H.
Menomonee Falls	Menomonee Falls H. S.	Suthan, Nishanth
Mukwonago	Mukwonago H. S.	Jellish, Rayna
Muskego	Muskego H. S.	Petersen, Keira S.
Muskego	Muskego H. S.	Souvannarath, Anthony T.
New Berlin	Eisenhower H. S.	Jebe, Alexander L.
New Berlin	Eisenhower H. S.	Joshi, Isha N.
New Berlin	Eisenhower H. S.	Kiran, Dhakshesh
New Berlin	Eisenhower H. S.	Li, Sylvia
Pewaukee	Pewaukee H. S.	Adams, Brenden X.
Pewaukee	Pewaukee H. S.	Chabot, Madeleine E.
Pewaukee	Pewaukee H. S.	Pothi, Anubhuti S.
Pewaukee	Pewaukee H. S.	Reis, Emily
Pewaukee	Pewaukee H. S.	Tareen, Muaz F.
Sussex	Hamilton H. S.	Carlson, Brody D.
Sussex	Hamilton H. S.	Deepak, Disha L.
Sussex	Hamilton H. S.	Sagna, Zara Y.
Waukesha	Catholic Memorial H. S.	Hendrickson, Maria
Waukesha	Catholic Memorial H. S.	Neumann, Alyssa
Waukesha	Catholic Memorial H. S.	Sisk, Margaret
Waukesha	Waukesha South H. S.	Windisch, Jack M.
Waukesha	Waukesha West H. S.	Liu, Derek
Fort Atkinson	Fort Atkinson H. S.	Nowotny, Laura
Fort Atkinson	Fort Atkinson H. S.	Szabo, Elijah
Johnson Creek	Johnson Creek H. S.	Chowanec, Evan D.
Oconomowoc	Oconomowoc H. S.	Kabara, Harrison
Oconomowoc	Oconomowoc H. S.	Loften, Lillian
Racine	Prairie School	Breit, Nathan
Racine	Prairie School	Mehra, Ishir
Racine	Prairie School	Peterson, Finn
Racine	Prairie School	Rivera, Roy
Waterford	Waterford Union H. S.	Bosch, Emma A.
Park Falls	Chequamegon H. S.	Hilgart, Elizabeth C.
River Falls	River Falls H. S.	Baillargeon, Elizabeth R.
New Richmond	New Richmond H. S.	Stueve, Carter
Amherst	Amherst H. S.	Abbott-Beversdorf, Shayden S.
Portage	Portage H. S.	Essex, Nathan J.
Spooner	Spooner H. S.	Essenmacher, Clare M.
Edgar	Edgar H. S.	Kohel, Wade
Mosinee	Mosinee H. S.	Neufeld, Logan M.
Mosinee	Mosinee H. S.	Van Ert, Colton M.
Wausau	Wausau East H. S.	Besteman, Ezra
Medford	Medford Area H. S.	Jones, Cullen M.
Westfield	Westfield Area H. S.	Coenen, Micah
Marshfield	Marshfield H. S.	Gonugunta, Neel

Established in 1955, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. NMSC is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and contributions to NMSC are tax deductible by the donor. NMSC conducts the National Merit Scholarship Program, an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships. 

Since its founding, NMSC has recognized more than 3.6 million students and provided some 490,000 scholarships worth over $1.9 billion. The honors awarded by NMSC to exceptionally able students are viewed as definitive marks of excellence. Recipients of Merit Scholarship awards, Achievement Scholarship awards, and corporate-sponsored Special Scholarships have increased the nation's respect for intellectual accomplishments and have contributed significantly to its talent pool of future leaders.