Athens Academy Students Named National Merit Finalists
Seven Athens Academy seniors have been named Finalists in the 2007-2008 National Merit® Scholarship Program for their performance on last October’s PSAT/NMSQT. Rona Chen, Jarrard Cole, Audrey Glasgow, Ruby Lai, Thomas Li, Sonya Rice, and Elizabeth Trandel will continue in the competition for National Merit scholarships.
Charles DuBose, Hannah Gollin, Nick Kalivoda, Ken Kansky, Laura Keith, Ramey Mize, Hugh Schlesinger, Kate Stewart, and Kathryn Woodruff have been recognized by National Merit as Commended Students.
The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). Of the 1.4 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT® Selection Index scores (critical reading + mathematics + writing skills scores) qualify for recognition in the National Merit® Scholarship Program. Approximately one-third of those 50,000 students are then notified that they have qualified as Semifinalists. To ensure that academically able young people from all parts of the United States are included in this talent pool, Semifinalists are designated on a state representational basis. They are the highest scoring entrants in each state. Semifinalists will be notified in early spring as to whether they have been selected as Finalists.