Niles Township High Schools
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Six D219 Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Updated 9/30/2025
Six students from District 219 schools have been named semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These students are recognized for their high scores on the PSAT/NMSQT, placing them in the top 0.5% in the state of Illinois. The Class of 2026 students have the opportunity to continue in the competition for scholarships offered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) next spring.
Niles Township High School D219 semifinalists are:
Niles North High School
- Lucah J. Du
- Kaleb Zelalem
Niles West High School
- Yonathan T. Endashaw
- Jacob M. Kawako
- Sofija A. Khan
- Ellie H. Kim
In addition, twenty-one D219 students were named National Merit Commended students. These students are recognized for their high scores on the PSAT/NMSQT, placing them in the top 2-3% nationally:
Niles North High School
- Alexandre Banks
- Tushig Buyanbileg
- Allison Davis
- David Gonzalez Rodriguez
- Grady Herning
- Yonatan Soloveychik
- Jason Yee
Niles West High School
- Mutaal Afaque
- Muhammad Ammar
- Hazim Ghalib
- Aishah Khan
- Joaquin Lannoye
- Eli Lishchuk
- Sheila Mehtarkhel
- Salwa Mohiuddin
- Tristan Alexis Muniz
- Zoe Pomeranets
- Rakin Shah
- Avinn Shrestha
- John Syed Ali
- Josiah Wong
The NMSC named approximately 16,000 students as semifinalists, representing less than one percent of the nation’s high school seniors. For more information, visit the National Merit Scholarship Corporation website.