NMSF

[Anonymous]

That’s only 11 schools. Assuming WJ is the missing one?

[Anonymous]

MCPS published the namelist in 2023:
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13329

But not for 2024 (published on a 3rd party media) nor 2025.

Checking out google, usually bethesda magazine or mocomedia publish the namelist ~ 1 week later than the cutoff announcement. I'd imagine we can wait a bit.

[Anonymous]

The detailed list is now linked in the MCPS press release.

[Anonymous]

NMSC notifies the schools of the names of the semi finalists and issues a press release with the names. I have no idea why MoCo and the schools are dragging their feet on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NMSC notifies the schools of the names of the semi finalists and issues a press release with the names. I have no idea why MoCo and the schools are dragging their feet on this.

Because they believe highlighting anything high performance is against equality/equity movement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The detailed list is now linked in the MCPS press release.

just link it for them:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eH4WYg3mc8FIb9IhZGqvbIbcVIjXziJF/view

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The detailed list is now linked in the MCPS press release.

just link it for them:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eH4WYg3mc8FIb9IhZGqvbIbcVIjXziJF/view

Good year for BCC! More semifinalists than Whitman and Walter Johnson despite being a smaller HS.

[Anonymous]

To save ppl's time:
RM: 37
Blair: 36
Poolsville: 17
Churchill: 12
BCC: 11
Whitman: 10
WJ: 7
Wootton: 7
Springbrook: 3
Wheaton: 3
NW: 2

Did I miss any HS from MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is something, but it's super-vague. Why say "more than 100" rather than using the precise number.
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/news/mcps-news/2025/09/national-merit-scholarships-semifinalists-2026/

More than 100 MCPS students were nominated as semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship program. They will compete nationally for scholarships announced in the spring.

The MCPS semifinalists come from 12 high schools: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Montgomery Blair, Winston Churchill, Northwest, Poolesville, Richard Montgomery, Sherwood, Springbrook, Wheaton, Walt Whitman and Thomas S. Wootton.

Semifinalists from MCPS were selected from among high school juniors who were top scorers on the 2024 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. About 15,000 semifinalists across the nation are expected to advance to the finalist stage of the competition.

Finalists will be considered for $2,500 National Merit scholarships, plus additional corporate-sponsored and college/university-sponsored scholarships that will be announced later in the school year.

Is MCPS comms so incompetent that they accidentally left Walter Johnson off their skimpy press release? They have 7 winners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To save ppl's time:
RM: 37
Blair: 36
Poolsville: 17
Churchill: 12
BCC: 11
Whitman: 10
WJ: 7
Wootton: 7
Springbrook: 3
Wheaton: 3
NW: 2

Did I miss any HS from MCPS?

Sorry, missed Wheaton: 3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To save ppl's time:
RM: 37
Blair: 36
Poolsville: 17
Churchill: 12
BCC: 11
Whitman: 10
WJ: 7
Wootton: 7
Springbrook: 3
Wheaton: 3
NW: 2

Did I miss any HS from MCPS?

Sherwood has 1

[Anonymous]

Top 3 will disappear once they go regional magnet. Sad to see their days are numbered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Top 3 will disappear once they go regional magnet. Sad to see their days are numbered.

Or alternatively, there will be more opportunities to the many smart semifinalists (and other students) in the other 12 schools who currently get nothing but might be able to access more opportunities from the regional magnets when they're geographically closer and more spots are available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top 3 will disappear once they go regional magnet. Sad to see their days are numbered.

Or alternatively, there will be more opportunities to the many smart semifinalists (and other students) in the other 12 schools who currently get nothing but might be able to access more opportunities from the regional magnets when they're geographically closer and more spots are available.

Yeah, if you believe that...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top 3 will disappear once they go regional magnet. Sad to see their days are numbered.

Or alternatively, there will be more opportunities to the many smart semifinalists (and other students) in the other 12 schools who currently get nothing but might be able to access more opportunities from the regional magnets when they're geographically closer and more spots are available.

Yeah, if you believe that...

I do BELIEVE that. I do not know for certain, but given that kids in my area regularly turn down magnet slots because of the commute, I would HYPOTHESIZE that any change would be an improvement, particularly since more slots are being proposed across the county.

I am not like you and the other posters, who proclaim the future will be dismal under the revised HS programs with such great certainty.