A second stimulus check was not part of the Republican-authored "skinny" coronavirus relief bill that failed to pass the Senate on Thursday, and there's still hope that Congress will restart talks on a bill that does include another check for those who meet the requirements -- at some point.

New legislation from Congress or another executive action from the White House could authorize a second direct payment worth a maximum of $1,200 per adult and potentially thousands more for families. Parameters such as your yearly income and whether you have dependents who don't qualify to get their own stimulus check can help you estimate what you might get in a potential second round of direct payments. We help you puzzle it out below. 

Carroll ISD is excited to celebrate 16 Dragons who have been named National Merit Semifinalists.

Recently, officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. Over 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and more than half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.

The following Dragons have been recognized as National Merit Semifinalist:

Beres, Alexander E

Chappel, Wyatt E

Chari, Vivek N

Chuang, Stephen L

Doby, Carter S

Grubbs. William R

Hallenbeck, Luke B

Lau, David W

Lock, Preston L

Lopez, Adam J

Schaunarnan, Logan M

Sweeney, Joseph G

Tadlaoui, Darya

Yang, Jessica L

Zaluckyj, Peter M

Zhou, Isabella

NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 400 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence