2025 National Merit finalists from Los Alamos High School include (back row left to right): Zoe Bent, Xiaran Chen and Linnhtet Htoon; (front row, left to right) Zane Pedersen, Kieran Gattiker and Henry O’Neil. Photo Courtesy LAPS

LAPS NEWS RELEASE

Six Los Alamos High School seniors have been named National Merit finalists. They join over
15,000 other finalists now eligible to receive National Merit scholarships.

LAHS seniors Zoe Bent, Xiaran Chen, Kieran Gattiker, Linnhtet Htoon, Henry O’Neil and Zane
Pedersen will now be in the running to receive one of over 6,800 merit scholarships.
Winners will be notified beginning in March.