Fourteen Uni High seniors have just been announced as semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship program. Uni is tied for 11th in Illinois for having the most semifinalists and is near the top in percentage. Check inside for the list of Uni honorees.

Twenty Uni seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. That total represents 35 percent of the 57-member senior class. Uni has the seventh largest number of semifinalists in the state.

Only 16,000 seniors nationwide out of an original pool of 1.4 million have gone on to become National Merit Semifinalists. Today the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced that 15 members of Uni's Class of 2008 were honored with this distinguished award. [UPDATED with figures from other Illinois schools.]