25 Members of Class of 2025 Named National Merit Finalists

Congratulations to the 25 Northshore School District seniors who have been named National Merit finalists. These students were named semifinalists in the fall and by moving on to the finalist level are now in consideration for scholarships. The students are: 

• Dan Baerwald, Woodinville High
• Bianca Bensen, Woodinville High
• Joseph Boschee, North Creek High
• Christopher Cao, Inglemoor High
• Caitlyn Chang, North Creek High
• Derek Chang, Inglemoor High
• Kairui Cheng, Inglemoor High
• Sanika Datar, Inglemoor High
• Calder Davis, Woodinville High
• Matthew Epshtein, Inglemoor High
• Jack Gu, Bothell High
• William He, Inglemoor High
• Cindy Liang, Woodinville High
• Jishnu Mehta, Woodinville High
• Claire Meng, Inglemoor High
• Ryan Pascual, Woodinville High
• Elisa Reed, Woodinville High
• Saksham Singh, Bothell High
• Qiyuan Song, Innovation Lab High
• Monica Spassova, Inglemoor High
• Saanvi Subramanian, Bothell High
• Vaishnavi Subramanian, Inglemoor High
• Ava Wahl, Woodinville High
• Weiju Wang, Inglemoor High
• Tien-Chern Woon, North Creek High

There are more than 15,000 finalists nationwide this spring, and all will receive a Certificate of Merit attesting to their distinguished performance in the competition. Scholarships will be shared over the course of the spring as announced by National Merit. Congratulations to these students for earning this wonderful recognition and opportunity.