Marmion Academy’s, Caleb Quitno, left, and West Aurora High School senior James Chan, have been named a National Merit Semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalist status is based on scores on the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The nationwide pool of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists are the highest scoring students in each state and represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. Submitted photos
