Wilson Hall's Sara Helen Simmons named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist

Wilson Hall senior Sara Helen Simmons is a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program and now represents the top one percent of high school seniors in the United States. She is the only student who attends school in Sumter County to receive this recognition, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation publication. Semifinalists show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies and Simmons, who has attended Wilson Hall since preschool, was selected because of her performance on the 2023 PSAT and her academic record.

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