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Merrill Named National Merit Finalist
Trinity Presbyterian School senior Will Merrill was named a National Merit Finalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholar-ship Program. Merrill’s National Merit Finalist distinction places him among an elite group that represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. He is an intelligent and gifted student with a cumulative gradepoint average of 4.05 that includes some of the most advanced courses offered at Trinity. In addition to being named a National Merit Finalist, he was recently selected as an AP Scholar with Honor. He is a member of the National Honor Society, the National Speech and Debate Honor Society, the National Forensics League, and a Silver Medal recipient for the National Latin Exam. Even though Merrill maintains a heavy workload, he continues to be an invaluable member of the Trinity varsity football and baseball teams. Merrill has distinguished himself by the quality of his work and intensity of his effort. He has excelled in Trinity School’s rigorous college-preparatory environment by selecting courses that include honors and advanced placement courses, including being selected as a junior to Trinity’s Head of School Leadership Class. He is very active at Frazer United Methodist Church serving on the Youth Leadership Team. In addition, he was one of the founding members of Trinity’s school-wide mission program, Change 4 Change, where he has contributed many hours of service with this outstanding program. 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)—which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.6 million entrants each year—and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements. Montgomery Parents I March 2018
MPACT Preps Montgomery Students for Tech Training
MPACT is the career technical training center for Montgomery Public Schools. Students from 10th through 12th grades come to MPACT for one of 11 programs: Building Science & Construction, Welding & Metal Fabrication, Electrical Technologies, Industrial Maintenance, HVAC, Fire Science, Public Safety, Advertising & Design, Information Technology, Introduction to Computer Coding, and Health Science. Selected students spend 90 minutes a day developing work and career specific skills to prepare them to enter the workforce at a competitive wage. Students earn credentials in various aspects of each career field. Students have opportunities to learn additional skills such as forklift operation, pipe threading, mills operations, iron working machines, plasma table operation, and CPR procedures. The instructors at MPACT are industry professionals who bring real-life work experience and skills to the classroom. Through hands-on practical work, students develop the skills they need to leave high school and enter the work force or to attend follow-up training.
Montgomery Academy Students Participate in Recorder Festival
Ten third-grade Montgomery Academy students participated in the Second Annual Recorder Festival at Jacksonville State University. They joined 40 students from other area schools to learn three songs to present in a performance that afternoon. Lower School music teacher Cliff Huckabee was the festival clinician. Participants were Martha Armstrong, Lillian Cameron, Will Franco, Sydney Haynes, Rehmat Sidhu, Anne Kingsley Shaul, William Marks, Tara Samant, William Wakefield and Avery Williford. 24
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