April 1, 2009 > National Merit Scholarship finalists named National Merit Scholarship finalists named Submitted By Rick LaPlante Three Union City students from James Logan High School have been named National Merit Scholarship Finalists. Kimberly Low, Tanayott Thaweethai and Carol Xu were among approximately 1.4 million entrants. The National Merit Scholarship Program, which started in 1955, selects fewer than 16,000 finalists.