Four Vineland High School seniors have been named as Commended Students in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program, Principal Dorothy R. Burke, announced today.
The students are: Carolyn S. Brooks, Samuel F. Faul, Alexander A. Mayo, and Alyssa Shadinger.
Letters of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, have been 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. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered the 2008 competition by taking the 2006 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“Vineland High School students prove year after year that they have invested their time and efforts into their education in order to become lifelong learners,” said Ms. Burke. “They have brought great honor to Vineland High School, to their parents, and to themselves. Much of their success is based on their own inner drive, but it can also be attributed to their family’s involvement and the dedication of their teachers.”