THE CLASS OF 2021
NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS Sayre was pleased to report the Class of 2021 National Merit® Finalists in the 66th Annual National Merit® Scholarship Program. Levy Deckard, Spencer Lutz, Ricky Reynolds, Parker Stewart, and Donald Woodruff were declared National Merit Finalists and Claire Thayer and Tracy Zhao, National Merit Commended Scholars. “I am extremely proud of this amazing academic accomplishment earned by these Sayre School seniors. To have seven members of the class garner National Merit distinction speaks to the high academic caliber of our student body, as well as to the high caliber of instruction offered by our faculty,” said College Counselor Randy Mills. 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®).
SENIOR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM The senior internship program plays a vital role in the educational process. It moves education beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom into the workspace and allows students to gain on-the-job experience in a career of interest. Whether interning in a field of interest or learning about something entirely new, students gain important experience during their month out in the workplace. Seniors are required to plan, design, and implement an internship experience in one of the following areas:
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social service, vocation-career exploration, or the arts. In our virtual classroom, students post pictures and submit weekly reflections that faculty advisors review. Some seniors are asked to make an oral presentation about their internship in a formal Upper School assembly. In the past, students have worked in a variety of areas, including veterinary science, law, communications, engineering, finance, graphic design, merchandising, education, banking, business, medicine, environmental studies, and journalism.
