Rising Tide Charter Public School (Rising Tide), is pleased to announce that senior student, Ashton Lewis, has been named a Semifinalist in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program®. Ashton has the opportunity to apply to become a finalist and to potentially earn a National Merit Scholarship award. There are 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring.

According to its website, “The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. Approximately 1.5 million high school students enter the program each year.” About 16,000 students, or roughly one-third of the 50,000 high scorers, become Semifinalists.

Ashton has been a student at Rising Tide since grade five. He is a member of the National Honor Society and a part of the school’s cross country team.