Submitted by Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205.

Elmhurst, IL - The National Merit Scholarship Corporation program has recently determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September 2015 have met all requirements to advance to finalist standing in the competition. Three York Community High School seniors named as National Merit Semifinalists this fall were recently confirmed as NMSC Finalists.

They are: Kathryn "Julia" Dierksheide, Robert Tomaska and Natasha Yarlagadda. These three students will be honored by proclamation of the Elmhurst District 205 Board of Education at its April 12 meeting.