<p>If your son is has found out that he is a semi-finalist, that is the highest recognition given out so far. Do you mean National Merit Commended, rather than Honorable Mention? If so, Commended falls below semi-finalist. If he is a semi-finalist, he should have been given additional paperwork to fill out on his way to becoming a finalist.
Edit: I just looked at the St. Olafs web site and he would be eligible to apply for that $7,500 scholarship as a finalist.<a href=“http://www.stolaf.edu/admissions/financialaid/meritscholdescriptions.htm[/url]”>http://www.stolaf.edu/admissions/financialaid/meritscholdescriptions.htm</a></p>