Four Bethel Park High School seniors have been recognized for academic excellence by one of the country’s best-known and longest-running scholarship programs.
The National Merit Scholarship (NMS) Corporation has designated Bryce Clancy, Henry Gaston, Lucas Hertzel and Lupe McElvenny as 2024 NMS commended students. Clancy and Gaston have also been named 2024 NMS semifinalists.
The students join an elite cohort among their peers throughout the country. Clancy and Gaston are among 16,000 NMS semifinalists eligible to compete for one of 7,250 NMS scholarships worth more than $30 million. The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors.
NMS formally commends some 34,000 students eligible as candidates for special NMS scholarships sponsored by various corporations and businesses.
Students enter the competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) during their junior year.
Of the 1.5 million entrants each year, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores — which are calculated by doubling the sum of scores in reading, writing, language and mathematics tests) – qualify for NMS recognition as either commended students or semifinalists.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition scholarships that began in 1955. Approximately 1.5 million high school students from more than 21,000 high schools enter the program annually.
“We are very proud of the students who achieved this national recognition," Mr. Joseph Villani, Bethel Park High School Principal, said. "It is reflective of their hard work and dedication to learning.”
The National Merit Scholarship (NMS) Corporation has designated Bryce Clancy, Henry Gaston, Lucas Hertzel and Lupe McElvenny as 2024 NMS commended students. Clancy and Gaston have also been named 2024 NMS semifinalists.
The students join an elite cohort among their peers throughout the country. Clancy and Gaston are among 16,000 NMS semifinalists eligible to compete for one of 7,250 NMS scholarships worth more than $30 million. The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors.
NMS formally commends some 34,000 students eligible as candidates for special NMS scholarships sponsored by various corporations and businesses.
Students enter the competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) during their junior year.
Of the 1.5 million entrants each year, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores — which are calculated by doubling the sum of scores in reading, writing, language and mathematics tests) – qualify for NMS recognition as either commended students or semifinalists.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition scholarships that began in 1955. Approximately 1.5 million high school students from more than 21,000 high schools enter the program annually.
“We are very proud of the students who achieved this national recognition," Mr. Joseph Villani, Bethel Park High School Principal, said. "It is reflective of their hard work and dedication to learning.”