Thursday, February 7, 2008

GHS Students Receive Prestigious National Merit Finalist

Three National Merit Finalists and seven Commended students have been named for Gateway High School. Seniors Matthew Lipner, Vikram Rajkumar, and Lisa Sprowls all became National Merit Scholarship Finalists. They will now be considered for one of the National Merit $2500 Scholarships. Students were presented with a Certificate of Merit by Gateway High School Assistant Principal Anthony Aquillio.Also name as National Merit Commended Students were Megan Dewitt, Andrew Imblum, Erica List, Edward MacMurchy, Elizabeth Parker, Sarah Parker, and Lori Stover.

To become a Finalist, a Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic recordthroughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the school principal, and earn SATscores that confirm the student’s earlier qualifying test performance. 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.

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