Students Recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program
Students Recognized In National Merit Scholarship Program
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KINGSPORT ‚¬ Five Dobyns-Bennett High School students have been named as semi-finalists for the 2011 National Merit Scholarship program.
Those named as National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists are:
Farrah Alyssa Carter, daughter of Jason and Nani Carter;
Meredith Elaine Jack, daughter of Bob and Laura Jack;
Melissa Janette Jenkins, daughter of Steven and Jodi Jenkins;
Emily Jasmine Liang daughter of Shaowo and Weimin Liang;
Amy Katherine Oreskovic, daughter of Richard and Kathleen Oreskovic.
These five students will compete with the top high school students in the nation for some 7,000 Merit Scholarship awards worth more than $33 million.
In September, about 16,000 students, or approximately one-third of the 50,000 high scorers, are notified that they have qualified as Semifinalists. To ensure that academically able young people from all parts of the United States are included in this talent pool, Semifinalists are designated on a state representational basis. They are the highest scoring entrants in each state.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation provides scholarship application materials to Semifinalists through their high schools.‚ To be considered for a Merit Scholarship Award, semi-finalists must advance to the finalist level of the competition by fulfilling several requirements. About 90 percent of the semi-finalists are expected to attain finalist standing and approximately half of the finalists will be selected as Merit Scholarship winners.
The nationwide pool of semi-finalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. More than 1.5 million juniors in some 22,000 high schools entered the 2011 National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) which serves as an initial screening of program entrants.
For more information on the National Merit Scholarship, please contact the Dobyns-Bennett High School Counseling Office at (423) 378-8409.
For more contact:
Communications Director Amy Greear
1701 E. Center Street,
Kingsport TN 37664
(423) 378-2123 w.
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