2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program Finalists Named

Introducing CCSD's  ̶s̶e̶m̶i̶f̶i̶n̶a̶l̶i̶s̶t̶s̶ ̶ FINALISTS in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program! We are proud to announce that all FIVE students have advanced in the competition. They join 15,000 other potential awardees — who have all met academic and other requirements — of National Merit®, corporate- and college-sponsored scholarships worth nearly $26 million. Winners are chosen based on their demonstrated abilities, skills and accomplishments. Congratulations: Mark Altman, Andrew Jaynes, Angela Xu (Clarkstown High School North), Steven Varghese and Anna Xie (Clarkstown High School South, pictured)!