Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Eleven students from Episcopal High School have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Seven students were tapped as semifinalists in the annual National Merit competition based on their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT. They are: Nichole Anderson, daughter of John and Cheryl Anderson, Chelsea Gidden, daughter of Dr. Howard and Melanie Gidden, Samantha Irantalab, daughter of M.J. and Catherine J. Irantalab, Erin Kirchoff, daughter of Robert and Cheryl Kirchoff, Gabe Leupin, son of Dr. Alexandre and Kate Leupin, Sarah Seger, daughter of Jon and Kathy Seger, and Neal Voss, son of David and Meriget Voss. Gidden no longer attends Episcopal but was a student when she qualified for the honor.

The following four students were recognized as Commended Scholars for their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT: Sam Green, son of Stuart and Jennifer Moses Green, Madeleine Patrick, daughter of William and Melanie Patrick, Miriam Ruzicka, daughter of Edmund Ruzicka and Dr. Louise Stowell, and Sabrina Wood, daughter of Tina Wood.

The National Merit Semifinalists join approximately 15,500 academically talented high school seniors in qualifying for this honor. As semifinalists, the students will have the opportunity to compete for about 7,600 merit scholarships worth approximately $28 million. Before they can be considered for merit scholarship awards, semifinalists must advance to the finalist level of competition by fulfilling additional requirements, which include having an outstanding academic record and submitting SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier PSAT/NMSQT performance.