(Editor's note: the following is a verbatim press release from North Penn School District)
LANSDALE – The North Penn School District (NPSD) is
proud to recognize the following 33 North Penn High School (NPHS) students who
were named as commended students in the 65th Annual National Merit Scholarship
Program:
Shadman Alam
Siddhi Ameser
Niaz Al-Rahman S. Baharadudeen
Sharon Chen
Myeong H Choe
Susie Choi
Eesha Dave
Andrew Evert
Jacob Halpern
Jared Huzar
Abir Islam
Ashwini Iyappan
Connie Jiang
Janavi S. Kanagasundaram
Maria Khodak
Raina Kikani
Bonnie B. Magland
Isha Mehta
Alexander S. Ogur
Katie Park
Ankit S. Patel
Shree A. Patel
John M. Pham
Puja N. Samant
Scott E. Schwartz
Neelay T. Velingker
Akshaya T. Venkateshwaran
Victoria D. Vuong
Michael Wang
William Wang
Felicia K. Yan
Elisha Yi
Alexander Zhou
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®)—which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.6 million entrants each year—and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements.
Out of the 1.6 million students who took the qualifying test, approximately 34,000 are being recognized as “Commended Students” for their exceptional academic promise. Selected commended students placed among the top five percent of high school seniors in the country who took the PSAT/NMSQT® in 2017.
The NPHS National Merit Scholarship Program commended and semifinalist students (announced in September, click here to read more) and their families will be honored for their accomplishments at a breakfast at NPHS on October 11.
For more information about these students or the National Merit Scholarship Program, please contact NPHS Senior Class Assistant Principals Dr. Marjorie Diegue at [email protected] or Mary Scott at [email protected].
For more information about the competition, please click here www.nationalmerit.org.
