Ten Gateway High School students have been recognized by the prestigious National Merit Scholarship

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Ten Gateway High School students have been recognized by the prestigious National Merit Scholarship (NMSC) program for outstanding achievement on the 2006 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Three Gateway students were named Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for the 2008 program. The school’s National Merit Semifinalists are: Matthew Lipner, Vikram Rajkumar and Lisa Sprowls.
Gateway’s three Semifinalists represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and are among the highest scoring entrants in Pennsylvania. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards, worth $34 million, that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must advance to the Finalist level of the competition by fulfilling several requirements. The Semifinalist and a school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, which includes the student’s self descriptive essay and information about the Semifinalist’s participation and leadership in school and community activities.
Each fall, participating students may also receive letters of commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of the more than 1.4 million students who entered the competition. Although Commended Students do not continue in the competition for Merit Scholarship awards, some of these students do become candidates for special scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.
Gateway’s National Merit Commended students are: Megan DeWitt, Andrew Imblum, Erica List, Edward MacMurchy, Elizabeth Parker, Sarah Parker and Lori Stover. "These 10 students have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement by their strong performance in this highly competitive program," said Superintendent Dr. Cleveland Steward. "Their parents, families, and teachers should be proud of these students. I hope that this national recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and that they will continue to embrace scholastic excellence."