Sixty-six Hawaii high school students are semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Nationwide, some 16,000 semifinalists are among 1.5 million students who entered the program by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen. Semifinalists were the highest-scoring entrants in each state, with the number of semifinalists in a state being proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

Finalists will be announced in February. And next spring, some 7,500 scholarships worth more than $33 million will be offered through the annual competition.

Here’s a list of Hawaii’s semifinalists.

» Hilo — Hilo High School: Lauree Anne S. De Mattos; and Waiakea High School: Joshua Irwin and Felix C. Peng.

» Honolulu — Hawaii Baptist Academy: Renee R. Galolo, Paige K. Oshiro and Dylan H. Tsuruda; ‘Iolani School: Joseph K. Among, Leah N. Boisvert, Alisa L. Boland, Michael F. Brown, Gabriela M. Caps, Joshua Chun, Madeline Gaudlitz, Kaitlin H. Hori, Kyung Mi Lee, Christopher J. Lindsay, Trey M. Makishima, Eliah M. Takushi and Leah Toma; Kaiser High School: Emerson Goo, Shiori K. Green, Seo Jin Song and Kaylee R. Young; Kalani High School: Kacie T. Kajihara and Emily Yang; McKinley High School: Hiromu R. Rose; Mid-Pacific Institute: Gerald M. McManus; Punahou School: Alana W. Blume, Jasmine C. Blust, Madeleine S. Chai, Emma K. Chun, Avery K. Farm, Kristyn M. Hamasaki, Albert H. Jiang, Victoria H. Kong, Anson Y. Lee, Daniel Lee, Joseph P. Li, Christopher S. Loverjoy, Mazie Miao, Marissa Anne S. Miller, Dominie L. Miyasato, Jesse Moonier, Ian H. Murakami, Jonathan Y. Nakagawa, Carter Nakamoto, Allison M. Portis, Brandon C. Quach, Ryan M. Rossio, Caitlin P. Steele, Dasson S. Tan, Andrew Winnicki, Isabel K. Wong, David W. Zane and Kevin Zheng; Roosevelt High School: Jing Wen Liang; Sacred Hearts Academy: Taryn Wong; and home school: Christopher L. Rielage.

» Kailua — Trinity Christian School: Joshua R. Hu

» Kamuela, Hawaii island — Hawaii Preparatory Academy: Alicia Chow, Tanner G. Riley and Thomas J. Yoo

» Lihue — Kauai High School: Akria S. Takabayashi

» Makawao, Maui — Seabury Hall: Faith X. Berry

» Mililani — Mililani High School: Tyler M. LaBonte

» Wailuku — Baldwin High School: Kylie K. Davis