Northside ISD students were named semifinalists in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The semifinalists will now compete for 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards, worth more than $35 million. The nationwide pool of semifinalists includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and about half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. Student honorees include:

Although not advancing to the semifinalist level, Commended students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition. Student honorees include: