Hickman recognized its 18 seniors who were selected as finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program
All of Columbia’s semifinalists were chosen as finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Hickman High School had 18 finalists for the award. This is the largest number of finalists of any high school in the state of Missouri, Hickman Principal Mike Jeffers said.
Hickman finalists are Vellore Adithi, Eric Allen, Benjamin Atkins, Johathan Chang, Constance Cho, Ashok Cutkosky, Lucy Fang, Sarah Fritsche, Benjamin Hoffman, Jessica Hwang, Joseph Langworthy, Emma Myers, Christopher Novosel, Jordan Occena, Gina Pai, Abby Sun, Katherine Van Doren and Charlotte Wesley.
Rock Bridge had 6 finalists: Allen Greenlies, Shafi Lodhi, David Lopez, Lisa Mao, Sangita Sharma and Brady Still.
The photo above shows Hickman’s finalists, who were recognized with a breakfast Wednesday morning. Emma Myers’s face is blocked in the photo. Four of the finalists were absent from school and are not pictured.
—Kaity Kerwin
