Plainfield North High School graduate Isaac Schennum is one of more than 3,500 students nationwide to win a National Merit college-sponsored award as part of the 2017-18 National Merit Scholarship program.

The program honors academically talented high school seniors and lets them compete for National Merit Scholarship awards in several categories.

Schennum, who graduated from PNHS in May 2018, earned National Merit Finalist status with an outstanding academic record throughout high school and qualifying SAT scores, among other criteria.