Bay High School has Senior Recognized in 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program

Bay Village City School District is proud to announce that Bay High School Senior, Jacob Dwyer, has been recognized in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program, an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships.

Jacob Dwyer has been named a Semifinalist.

This student was identified based on his 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) scores.

National Merit Semi-Finalist Bio Information

• Jacob Dwyer

At Bay High School, Jacob is a member of the Bay High Varsity Tennis Team, National Honor Society, Key Club, International Thespian Society, Marching Band (playing Center Snare) and Jazz Band.

Outside of school, Jacob is a member of the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony (Percussion) and plays drums for the Bay Presbyterian Worship Team. In his spare time, his hobbies and activities include playing tennis, boating, tubing, skiing, drumming, playing disc golf, watching football and hanging out with friends.

Jacob’s favorite subject at Bay High School is Physics, and he intends to pursue a career as an Aerospace Engineer. He would like to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of Michigan, Purdue University, University of Notre Dame, The Ohio State University, The Pennsylvania State University and others.

Jacob is the son of Elaine and Scott Dwyer.

Of the 1.5 million students who took the 2023 PSAT/NMSQT, only 16,000 earn Semifinalist status, putting Bay High School’s Jacob Dwyer in the top 1% of students nationwide. They 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 Jacob Dwyer and all that he has accomplished during his years at Bay High and within our greater community,” said Bay High School Principal Jason Martin.

“What an amazing honor for Jacob,” said Bay Village City School District Superintendent Scot Prebles. “He is not only a leader in our classrooms, but on the tennis court, within our music program and as a Key Club member, as well. We are so very proud of him.”

Students who achieve finalist status will compete for more than $30 million in scholarship awards. The 2025 National Merit Scholarship winners will be announced in nationwide news releases beginning in April of 2025. These scholarship recipients will join more than 360,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.

Learn more about the National Merit Scholarship Program and NMSC by visiting www.nationalmerit.org.