Thirteen PCDS seniors (representing 22 percent of the class) were named Finalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. Of those, 11 received National Merit Scholarships. The program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships for high school students. More than 1.5 million students nationwide took the qualifying test, the 2010 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test,
which served as an initial screen of program entrants. Each year, those scoring highest in each state are named Semifinalists. To become a Finalist, a Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be recommended by the high school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
Nicole Bassoff Jehan Bista Lauren Chanen Kevin Heath James Hobin Rohit Kothur Benjamin Mattinson Leah Motzkin Alexa Roeper Rachel Rummel Joseph Schornak Eric Showers Avery Silverman
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