News Briefs: NTHS applauds 40+ National Merit semifinalists; Lemonade for the library on Saturday; Electric-vehicle show on Saturday; New local U-Haul provider

Forty-three New Trier High School juniors are National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, the high school recently announced.

Approximately 1%, or 16,000, of those nationwide who take the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test earn the semifinalist designation and are still in the running for 6,930 scholarships worth a total of nearly $26 million.

New Trier’s National Merit semifinalists are: James Bloom, John Bostrom, Julian Chae, Vivian Chen, Charles Cohen, Cooper Cohen, Joshua Collins, Julia Dale, Carter Dill, Ethan Epstein, Nicholas Furton, Nathaniel Gale, William Gordon, Ritvik Goyal, Elan Hao, Ethan He, Jasmine Horton, Emily Hu, Ava Hudson, Catherine Ji, Aidan Jones, Anyi Kesler, Aiden Khanna, Nathan Kim, Eila Kittikamron-Mora, Nayana Kundu, Emmett Lin, Tara Maclachlan, Carolina Mangum, Lola McBride, Eshan Nayak, Benjamin Newman, Aidan O’Brien, Blake O’Donnell, Matt Peng, Ariyel Rosen, Anna Sandler, Chloe Schueller, Nick Steen, Jacob Wong, Brayden Wu, Yejin Yang and Sophia Zhao.

To become a finalist, contenders must “have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test,” according to the school’s release.

About 94% of semifinalists are expected to be finalists and about half of those will earn a scholarship.

For more information on the program, visit www.nationalmerit.org.

Glencoe ‘Lemon-Aid’ stands on Saturday will benefit library expansion

The Glencoe Public Library is asking its supporters to “take a stand” for the library on Saturday, Sept. 20, by enjoying a cup of lemonade at locations all over Glencoe.

The library says in a release that Glencoe children will run 12 lemonade stands between 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday with all proceeds supporting the Glencoe Public Library’s upcoming renovation.

The locations are: in front of the library, Friends Park, Central School, Glencoe Beach, Duke Park, Takiff Center, Watts Park, Woodlawn Park, Green Bay Trail (at South Avenue), Shelton Park, Veterans Memorial Park, and The Grand.

Look for yellow and blue balloons and kids wearing yellow t-shirts with the library logo.

The “Lemon-Aid” program is organized by the Capital Campaign Advisory Council, a group raising funds for a library renovation project planned for 2026-2028.

The council’s “Rooted in History, Building for Tomorrow” campaign has already hosted several informal sessions at businesses and private homes in Glencoe as well as at the library. More events will be scheduled for the fall.

For information on the campaign, contact the library’s executive director, Andrew Kim, or visit the campaign website.

Electric vehicle show on Saturday in Wilmette

Go Green Wilmette will host an electric vehicle (EV) show from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Wilmette Metra Station.

Twenty different models of EVs will be on display in what the group says is the largest such show in Chicagoland. The vehicle’s owners will also be on hand to answer questions.

E-bikes and e-scooters will also be part of the show.

For more information, visit the Go Green Wilmette website.

Wilmette Quick Mart now offers U-Haul vehicles

U-Haul has added Wilmette Quick Mart, 840 Skokie Blvd., as a local partner, according to a release from the transportation company.

The Quick Mart will offer U-Haul trucks and moving supplies and is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.

Information on the store’s U-Haul products can be found online or by (224) 215-7322.

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