Four Newark Senior are Honored by National Merit
Scholarship Program
Newark High School Senior
Holly Firlein has been named a National
Merit Semifinalist.
Of the 1.5
million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest
PSAT Selection Index scores (critical reading +
mathematics + writing skills scores) qualify for
recognition in the National Merit®
Scholarship Program. In April following
the fall test administration, high-scoring
participants from every
state are invited to name two colleges or
universities to which they would like to be
referred by the National Merit Scholarship
Corporation. In September, these high
scorers are notified through their schools that
they have qualified as either a Commended
Student or Semifinalist.
In
early September, about 16,000 students, or
approximately one-third of the 50,000 highest
scoring students, are 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. To be considered
for a National Merit® Scholarship,
semifinalists must advance to Finalist standing
in the competition by meeting high academic
standards and all other requirements.
Fellow seniors Jessica
Palmer and Anna Dmytrenko have
received Letters of Commendation, as they placed
in the top 5% of more than 1.5 million students
who entered the 2010 competition by taking the
2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test(NMSQT). Senior Ryley L.
McDuffie is an outstanding participant which
recognizes that her score was in the top 3% of
160,000 African Americans who requested
consideration in the 2010 National Achievement
Program when they took the 2008 PSAT/NMSQT.
Congratulations to these outstanding students
for their achievements.
Click here to learn more about the National
Merit Scholarship Program.
