More than a dozen Orange County seniors are named semifinalists in National Achievement Scholarship Program

The students are now eligible to continue in the competition for approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship awards worth more than $2.5 million to be offered next spring. The students will be notified in January if they are finalists and able to compete academically for one of 700 one-time National Achievement $2,500 Scholarships. In addition, corporate and business sponsors will underwrite about 100 Achievement Scholarships awards for finalists who meet criteria set by the grantor.