Five Seniors Receive National Recognition Dr. Christine Melone is pleased to announce that senior Simone Bonaparte has been named a Semifinalist in both the National Merit Scholarship Program as well as the National Achievement Scholarship Program.
in both the National Merit Program and the National Achievement Program.
Additionally, seniors Lauren Barr, Lisa Burns, and Margaret M. Kelly have been named Commended As a National Merit Semifinalist, Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Simone now has the opportunity The Commended Students are among 34,000 high school seniors nationwide who have been recognized to continue in the competition for placing in the top five percent of the 1.5 million for approximately 8,400 merit scholarship awards. To become students who enter the competition. Lauren, Lisa and Margaret will receive a Letter of Commendation from a Finalist, a Semifinalist must Mother McAuley and the National Merit Scholarship have an outstanding academic Corporation. Commended Students do not continue record throughout high school, in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, be endorsed and recommended but may qualify for special scholarships sponsored by by the school principal, and Simone Bonaparte corporations and businesses. earn SAT scores that confirm the students’ earlier qualifying test performance. Semifinalists must also complete an application which includes a self-descriptive essay and information about the applicant’s participation and leadership in school and community activities. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. There are approximately 275,000 distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title since its inception.
We are very proud of Simone, Ana, Lauren, Lisa and Margaret for their tremendous accomplishments and commend them for their hard work. They are all very deserving of this recognition and we offer our heartfelt congratulations. - Dr. Melone The National Achievement Scholarship Program is an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students. Black students may enter both the National Achievement Program and the National Merit® Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT). The two annual programs are conducted concurrently but operated and funded separately. A student’s standing is determined independently in each program. Black American students can qualify for recognition and be honored as Scholars www.mothermcauley.org
Maggie M. Kelly, Lauren Barr and Lisa Burns
Senior Ana Vazquez has been chosen as a 2010-11 Scholar in the National Hispanic Recognition Program for Excellence in Academic Achievement (NHRP) sponsored by The College Board. The NHRP was initiated in 1983 to identify outstanding Hispanic/Latino high school students. This year, the NHRP is recognizing nearly 5,000 students selected from a pool of over 200,000 students who took the 2009 PSAT/ NMSQT/PAA and identified themselves as Hispanic/Latino. Students with GPAs of 3.5 or higher are designated as Ana Vazquez Scholars. November 2010 Community Update – 2