Morgan E. Goetz, a student at Huntington North High School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.

More than 300 Hoosier students are among approximately 16,000 semifinalists nationwide who are competing for 8,300 scholarships to be awarded next spring.

The semifinalists were selected on the basis of their scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

To move on to the next round, the semifinalists must fulfill several requirements set forth by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which administers the program.