Bay High School has 9 Students Recognized in 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program

Bay Village City School District is proud to announce that nine students have been recognized in the 2023 National Merit® Scholarship Program, an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships.

Annabella Mayer has been named a Semifinalist, and Muriel Bourn; Abigail Dent; Elise Kelley; Andrew Mold; Jack Oster; Jackson Schelzig; Joseph Wagner; and Nikolas Wassmer are recognized as Commended students. All are seniors at Bay High School. These students were identified based on their 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) scores.

: Annabella Mayer (photo credit Tess Smith photography)

: Muriel Bourn (photo credit Thomas & Thomas)

: Abigail Dent (photo credit Thomas & Thomas)

: Elise Kelley

: Andrew Mold (photo credit Thomas & Thomas)

: Jack Oster

: Jackson Schelzig

: Joseph Wagner

: Nikolas Wassmer

Of the 1.5 million students who took the 2021 PSAT/NMSQT, only 16,000 earn Semifinalist status, putting Bay High School’s Annabella Mayer in the top 1% of students nationwide. She must submit an application to be named a finalist and continue on in the National Merit Scholarship competition. About 15,000 semifinalists are expected to advance to the finalist level, and more than half of those finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.

“We are so proud of these nine students and all that they have accomplished during their years at Bay High,” said Bay High School Principal Jason Martin.

“What an amazing honor for these nine young women and men,” said Bay Village City School District Superintendent Scot Prebles. “They are not only leaders in our classrooms, but on the fields and within our community, as well. We are proud of each honoree.”

Students who achieve finalist status will compete for more than $30 million in scholarship awards. The 2023 National Merit Scholarship winners will be announced in nationwide news releases beginning in April of 2023. These scholarship recipients will join more than 362,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.

This link shares the organization’s most recent general press release. Learn more about the National Merit Scholarship Program and NMSC by visiting www.nationalmerit.org.