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14 Upper School Students Recognized for Academic Achievement
St. Margaret’s celebrated 14 Upper School students this week whose academic achievements were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program and The College Board National Recognition Program.
St. Margaret’s celebrated 14 Upper School students this week whose academic achievements were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program and The College Board National Recognition Program. The achievements include four seniors who were named National Merit Semifinalists.
National Merit Scholarship Program
St. Margaret’s had 12 students honored by the National Merit Scholarship Program, based on their performance in the PSAT taken as juniors.
The list includes four students who were named National Merit Scholar semifinalists—Seychelle Balog, Brendan Kong, Evan Lee and Saurabh Mallela—who will now be considered for National Merit Scholarships.
Of 1.6 million National Merit Scholarship entrants nationwide, the top 3 percent receive commendation, and the top 1 percent are named semifinalists.
In February, semifinalists will be notified if they have advanced to be a National Merit Scholar finalist. From there, National Merit Scholarships are awarded to about 7,600 students nationwide from the finalist group based on abilities, skills and accomplishments.
National Merit Commended Students: Claire Ahn, Tommy Colglazier, Kaelyn Dunnell, Alice Korolev, Zachary Kratzer, Benjamin Simpson, Samantha Swift, Alexis Woods
The College Board National Recognition Program
Three St. Margaret’s students were honored by The College Board as part of its National Recognition Program.
Seniors Italivi Diaz and Gabriela Sanchez were honored with The College Board National Hispanic Recognition, while Kaelyn Dunnell was honored with The College Board National African American Recognition. The Tartans were honored based on their PSAT score and cumulative GPA.
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