National Merit Finalists
February 22, 2018
Seventeen total SM students have been recognized as finalists in the National Merit program, three of those finalists come from NW. These students are Cameron Akagi, Benjamin Basel and Rachel Tao.
Students enter the National Merit program by taking the PSAT during their sophomore year. They now have the opportunity to advance in competition to qualify for scholarship awards that will be offered in the spring.
Congratulations to our NW finalists.





















































![Juniors Tad Lambert and Lily Reiff watch swim footage Jan. 19 in Room 153. Lambert and Reiff were editing their swim recap for Cougar Roundup. “[KUGR] is such a great environment for creativity but also to form amazing friends,” Lambert said. “KUGR has become like a home for me and I feel like I’ve gotten super close with so many other members.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ejohnson_KUGR_7-900x600.jpg)












