Haines High School senior Eli White has been named a semifinalist in the 59th National Merit Scholarship program, the first local student to achieve the honor in about six years.
Entrants are chosen based on their PSAT scores, school activities and applications that they and their school fill out. White scored 218 of a possible 240 combined in math, critical reading and writing. There are 16,000 semifinalists nationwide.
School counselor Lindsey Moore said, “It’s a…
