NORTH PLATTE, Neb.- (North Platte Post)- North Platte St. Pat’s Senior, Josiah Allison, has been named one of approximately 16,000 Semifinalist students from across the country in the National Merit Scholarship program.
These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships worth more than 34 million dollars. To be considered for this award, semifinalists must; have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be recommended by the high school principal and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
Students will be notified in February if they advance to the next level of competition. Josiah has been involved in Chorus, Cross Country, Track, Wrestling, Knowledge Masters, Student Council, Swing Choir, and is an Eagle Scout. Josiah is the son of Dr. Kent and Jacque Allison.