Dozens of Katy ISD Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

KATY, TX [September 13, 2024] – Dozens of Katy ISD students have been named 2025 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®), out of more than 16,000 students from across the nation. These students have advanced to be considered for one of more than 6,000 scholarships totaling $26 million, as well as the coveted designation as a National Merit Finalist. “We are proud of these students and all that they have accomplished so far in being named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists,” said Ronnie Edwards, Assistant Superintendent for School Leadership & Support. “Every year, we are able to count more Katy ISD students and this year we have nearly 100 students to celebrate.” More than 1.3 million juniors across the nation began the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program, taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). From that initial screening, the highest-scoring entrants in each state were chosen, being named Semifinalists. To become a Finalist, Semifinalists will submit a detailed scholarship application, including their academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and accolades. Students will also submit their SAT or ACT scores and an essay. Katy’s 2025 Semifinalists, listed below, will be recognized at a District reception on October 28. Cinco Ranch High School Victoria Do Orhan Dogan Ian Kang Dorothy Li Rohan Pandit Nathan Tran Di Wu Enhan Yuan Rachel Yun Michael Zhao Jordan High School Keerthana Balusu Mae Chen Jaden Cherian Sripaad Gajula Inesh Gupta Arav Karnik Katie Leisy Sai Vedhik Puram Elaine Qu Surya Reddy Tristan Wardak Grace Zhang Katy High School Allison Briggs Kyla Bruns Zachary Matthews Seven Lakes High School Mohamed-Amin Abdalla Aditya Ayyappan Nikhil Bharadwaj Sania Chauhan Eddy Chen Enze Chen Xu Cheng Megan Chou Melody Cui Trisha Das Joseph Haddad Carolina Kusumanegara Anthony Li Evangeline Li Victor Liu David Lu Zekai Lv Leyla Mammadli Luc Andre Prieur du Perray Rounak Rai Siri Ramineni Alonso Ramos Krish Shah Samaira Srivastva Helene Su Vishal Surya Jonathan Sutjandra Akhil Vasudevan Dhairya Viramgama Richard Zhang Taylor High School Aidan Henderson Daniel Jiang Ifedolapo Olotu Samara Syed Inigo Tucker Grace Wu Nolan Yee Daniel Yon Tompkins High School Elkhan Agamirza Luisa Amir Manitej Boorgu Sahus Gupta Abigail He Madison Huang Alexander Knight Eesha Kodavatikanti Eric Li Andrew Liu Lilian Liu Alvin Mathew Grace Miao Athruv Mirmira Pratyush Prakash Roger Ramos-Morales Isaac Sun Leah Wu Jeremy Zhu