High School

FEBRUARY 16, 2021: Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 15,000 finalists in the 66^th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Included in this announcement were two Harrisburg High School Seniors, Grace Anderson, and Victoria O’Connor. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarship worth more than $30 Million that will be offered this spring. In order to qualify for this award, each student completes the PSAT-NMSQT assessment and scored amongst the top one percent in the state of South Dakota. This was followed by an extensive application and essay competition, from which the pool of finalists was selected. Congratulations, Grace, and Victoria, on this outstanding accomplishment!