Seventeen Berkeley Named National Merit Semifinalists

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Sep 11, 2026

Seventeen Berkeley seniors were named National Merit Semifinalists. Congratulations to the following students:

Ravin Alahakoon

Jay Alvarez

Nico Capo

Gabe Caraballo

Jianlin Chen

Chad Fisher III

Kai Gowda

Oliver Hernandez

Christopher Leonardo

Chilok Mak

Simona Pimiento

Carson Radnay

Ryan Rich

Aryan Saha

Walt Stephens

Akarsh Thalakola

Dhruv Tummala

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