Seven Butler County students have been named 2004-05 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.

Students who qualified for the scholarship program did so by scoring in the top 5 percent of all students taking the PSAT test in 2003.

More than 15,000 semifinalists now advance to the final round before winners are chosen.

Students who move onto the final stage are:

Grove City High School - Andrew Valentine

Grove City home schoolers - Elizabeth Miller, Esther Miller and Jamie White

Seneca Valley High School - Elizabeth Skubak

Knoch High School - Alex Penn

Moniteau High School - Evan Smith

Winners, who will receive a $2,500 scholarship, will be announced in April 2005.