Principal, Mr. Jeffrey Swanson, of Roxbury High School announced today that, Emily Baltz, Geoffrey Hopkins, Jenny Lee, Sarah Michelsen, Michael Sanchez, Christopher Shukusky and Devon Yang have been named Commended Students in the 2006 National Merit® Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal 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 2006 Merit Scholarship® awards, Commended
Students placed among the top five percent of more than one million students who
entered the 2006 competition by taking the 2004 Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
A
spokesperson for the National Merit program commented, “It is important to
acknowledge the attainments of academically talented students and to credit
schools for the key role they play in their development.
We hope the recognition received by these able young men and women who
are commended in this rigorous, nationwide competition will encourage them to
take advantage of opportunities for higher education and to diligently pursue
their professional goals.”
Please visit www.roxbury.org for more information on the academic promise of the students in the Roxbury School district.