Oakland High School is proud to announce that Lydia Klaus is a National Merit Semi-Finalist for 2015. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of semi-finalists Sept. 10, 2014. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring.

Lydia competed with approximately 1.4 million juniors in high school in more than 22,000 high schools by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists represents less that one percent of US high school seniors and includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. The entire Oakland family would like to congratulate Lydia for her hard work and commitment.