Malibu High School seniors Gianna Fote, Erica Posey and Sam Rubinroit have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. Less than one percent of the more than 1.4 million students nationwide achieved this honor. Malibu High School seniors Willem Dannenbaum, Samantha Hereu, Kaitlin Johnson, Carsten Kohrs, Kira Radstrom, Mimo Reynolds and Jenna Sherry were also among the top three percent of scorers.