XAVIER ANNOUNCES 15 COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2009 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

XAVIER ANNOUNCES 15 COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2009 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Sister Joan Fitzgerald, principal of Xavier College Preparatory, announced today that 15 Xavier students have been named Commended Students in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students are: Samantha J. Burke, Evie H. Carpenter, Sarah A. Currier, Lauren E. Davis, Nicole E. Edson, Devin H. Howard, Erin L. Hunt, Hannah C. Johnsen, Catherine G. Keene, Madeline W. Lansky, Clare E. Reeth, Paula C. Salazar, Danielle C. Shank, Taylor M. Starr and Amy C. Thompson.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2009 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2009 competition by taking the 2007 Preliminary SATlNational Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSATINMSQT).

“Recognition of academically talented students and the key role played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in our nation,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC.

“Those named 2009 Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding academic potential by their strong performance in this highly competitive program,” said Sister Joan Fitzgerald. “We hope that this recognition will enhance their educational opportunities, and we know that they will continue to diligently pursue their professional goals.”