Two named National Merit Semifinalists
Librarian to lead TASL in 2012 Webb Librarian Hannah Byrd Little was named President Elect and Conference Chair for 2011 and President for 2012 for the Tennessee Association of School Librarians (TASL) at the November 2010 TASL conference held in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Among other duties, in this role she will represent the association at six conferences over the next two years.
Webb Librarian Hannah Little
For the past two years Little has served as a TASL regional representative for the Middle Tennessee area. She currently assists on a task force to automate TASL’s membership and conference registration processes and redesign its Web site.
This fall, two seniors at The Webb School were announced National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists.
Tripp Moss
Caroline Smith
Tripp Moss of Murfreesboro and Caroline Smith of Bell Buckle are among the top 1 percent of 2010-11 U.S. high school seniors to achieve this distinction. A total of 16,000 semifinalists were named for the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Approximately 90 percent or 15,000 of the selected semifinalists are expected to advance to the finalist stage. To become a finalist, semifinalists must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, receive an endorsement/ recommendation from their high school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm their previous test performances.
High school juniors are automatically entered into the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2009 SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
Semifinalists must also submit an essay and detailed application, which demonstrate their participation and leadership in their schools and communities.
Endowed scholarship honors student Richard Meredith ‘06 passed away on Dec. 21, 2008 in a tragic automobile accident; but his life and legacy will continue – thanks to the creation of an endowed scholarship in his name.
The Webb School Magazine
Richard Meredith ‘06
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The Richard Anthony Meredith-Cristan Memorial Scholarship was recently established at The Webb School with a gift from his parents, Anettia “Toni” Meredith and Ron Cristan of Pulaski, Tenn. Additional contributions are being sought to augment the fund. “I want Webb to remember Richard,” Mrs. Meredith said of the motivation behind the scholarship. “This was his home away from home. He loved Webb.” Future Webb boarding students with financial need will be eligible for the scholarship. The scholarship fund was announced during a Webb chapel ceremony held Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 – the day before what would have been Meredith’s 23rd birthday. Richard’s
mother and his Aunt Gay Spivey of Pulaski were on hand for the occasion, as were several of his former Webb classmates. His father was unable to attend due to work obligations in Michigan. Naveen Reddy ‘06 said Meredith was one of the few classmates he kept in touch with after graduation. In fact, Naveen and another 2006 graduate, Will Dempsey, were with Meredith the day he died. The trio was traveling home after visiting some friends in Kentucky when the wreck occurred. “He was our best friend. He visited me several times in St. Louis,” said Reddy of Meredith. He added, “We were even planning on traveling after college.” “It’s kind of up to us to keep his memory alive,” said Reddy’s twin brother, Nikhil Reddy ‘06. After graduation from Webb, Meredith attended Beloit College as a recipient of the Beloit College Eaton Scholarship. He transferred to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in 2007-08 on the American Foundation Recruitment Scholarship. Returning to Tennessee following the spring 2008 semester, he attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville for one semester,
but planned to return to the University of St. Andrews in spring 2009 on a second scholarship award. Meredith left his mark on Webb in several ways. He was a member of the Quiz Bowl and Varsity Boys’ Soccer teams; he was involved in drama and was also a prefect for his dorm and a member of the Webb Student Council.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND Please mail donations to: The Webb School Alumni and Development Office 319 Webb Road East Bell Buckle, TN 37020 Donate online at: www.thewebbschool.com/alumni/ online-giving.aspx. Contributions should be specified as support for the Richard A. MeredithCristan Memorial Scholarship Fund.