Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Four Allen High students named National Merit semifinalists
Four Allen High School students have been named as semifinalists in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
Seniors Amanda Davis, Jake Ralph, Ali Saherwala, and Anna Wiersema were named as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists on September 12 by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
The students were among approximately 16,000 students named as semifinalists in the national competition. These four seniors will now have the opportunity to compete for one of some 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards, worth $34 million, in the spring.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must advance to the finalist level of the competition by fulfilling several requirements. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will be selected as Merit Scholarship winners, earning the Merit Scholar title.
All semifinalists must have a record of high academic performance, be endorsed and recommended by their school principal and earn SAT scores that confirm their earlier PSAT performance.
Source: Allen ISD
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