10/05/2026
Washburn High School is proud to announce that we have two National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists and one Commended Scholar from the Class of 2027. National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists are among only 16,000 nationwide who have earned this distinction representing less than 1% of the nation's high school graduating seniors, and Commended Scholars scored in the top 3-4% of all 1.3 million test-takers on the PSAT. Semi-Finalists will now move on to the competition to become a Finalist. Results will be announced in the Spring.
The Semifinalists are: Thomas McVay and Linus Honer
Commended Scholar is: Jon Ylvisaker
Recent National Merit Scholars from Washburn:
2026: Meg Stenzel, Avery Kenning, Kai Mizuno, and Haven Sherrell
2025: Chloe Angerman, Elsie Herber, Cora Eng-Sanger, and Harley Peterson.
2024: Zachary Matlock, Ella Hennigan
2022: Julia Angerman, Mette McKinney, and John Teurman
2021: Maggie Faust, Austin Hunt, Etta Leugers, and Kina Paguyo
2020: Ben Anderson, Willem Robertson
2019: Lucas Woychick
2018: Lily Endo, Julia Morse, Luke Peichel
2017: Max Lindemann, Thor Solberg
2015: Travis Doyle, Ella Johnson, Brien Johnson, Leo Hanneman
2013: Mayson Lee, Audrey DeVaughn