A local school district recently saw 18 of its students come close to the end of a nationally-recognized scholarship program. Jeff Werner wrote about the academically-savvy students for the Doylestown Patch.

Central Bucks School District has multiple students who made it to the semifinals of the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Several seniors from local high schools will now have a chance to reach their college goals if they make it to the finals.

Here is the list of the lucky students, listed by school:

Central Bucks East

• Joshua W. Baker
• Sonya A. Bates
• Leah Loukedis
• James F. Sexton
• Francis M. Torres

Central Bucks West

• Mila Acosta-Morales
• Olivia M. Magalio
• Ethan H. Maher
• Lance Y. Xu
• Jonathan T. Zhang

Central Bucks South

• Jaimin Q. Fee
• Katherine F. He
• Benjamin J. Kim
• Ethan H. Kim
• Brian M. Schmidt
• Akhil Sethukarthy
• Claire K. Strobel
• Namrata Sureddy

Each one of these students have shown outstanding academic success and several achievements. Those who win the scholarships will be able to make their way through college much easier.

Read more about the Central Bucks students at the Doylestown Patch.