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Two Centennial High seniors, Ronan Dowell and Annie Lee, are National Merit Semifinalists for 2027—placing them in the top 1% of U.S. high school seniors based on their crushing 2025 PSAT scores. With just 16,000 nationwide earning this honor, they’re now racing against time to assemble a stellar application: grades, extracurriculars, leadership, jobs, awards, an essay, and a teacher recommendation. If they make it to finalist status, they’ll join over 395,000 Merit Scholars—and could win scholarships ranging from $2,500 to college- or corporate-sponsored awards, with announcements coming April–July next year. Their journey’s just beginning, but they’re already making headlines.

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