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St. Thomas students Catherine Dunn, Alison Hiatt (seated), Abigail Hannigan, John Hume (standing), and Ben Mardin (not pictured) were recently praised for their success in the National Merit Scholarship Program. (courtesy photo) |
DOVER -
Principal Kevin Collins, of St. Thomas Aquinas High School,
is pleased to announce that Catherine Dunn of Berwick, Maine, Abigail Hannigan
of Kittery Point, Maine, Alison Hiatt of Newington, New Hampshire, John Hume of
Dover, New Hampshire, and Ben Mardin of Rye, New Hampshire, have been named
Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of
Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC),
which conducts the program, will be presented to these scholastically talented
seniors.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are
being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not
continue in the 2013 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards,
Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million
students who entered the 2013 competition by taking the 2011 Preliminary
SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“Recognizing academically talented students plays a
fundamental role in the advancement of educational excellence within our
nation,” said an NMSC spokesperson. “The young people recognized as Commended
Students represent some of the best and brightest minds in the country as
demonstrated by their outstanding performance in our highly competitive
program. We sincerely hope this recognition will provide them with additional
educational outlets and motivate them in their pursuit of academic
achievement.”
