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NINE PREP STUDENTS QUALIFY AS SEMIFINALISTS IN THE 2007 MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

 

PHILADELPHIA- Nine Prep seniors qualified as semifinalists in the 2007 National Merit Scholarship Program.  The students are John Braithwaite, David Campbell, Kevin Crenny, Matthew Diener, Brian Dillon, Ross Drueding, Peter Dugan, Andrew Matas, and Luke Reilly. They join approximately 16,000 Semifinalist from around the country in meeting the criteria for this prestigious honor.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. Founded in 1955 to conduct the annual National Merit Program, it offers talented high school students the opportunity to compete for Merit Scholarship awards. The awards are worth $33 million and will be offered next spring.

The initial screen for the Semifinalists was determined by taking the 2005 Preliminary/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Semifinalists represent less than one percent of the U.S. high school seniors, including the highest scoring entrants in each state. To become a Finalist, a Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the students earlier qualifying test performance. Approximately 15,000 Semifinalists from this group will advance to the Finalist Level where the Merit Scholarship winners will be chosen. More information can be found on the National Merit Scholarship Corporation website.

St. Joseph’s Preparatory School is a Catholic, urban, college preparatory school for boys in Philadelphia. In the tradition of the Jesuit priests who founded the school, The Prep’s mission is to develop the minds, hearts and souls of young men in their pursuit of becoming Men for and with Others.

 

Contact:
Bill Avington
Director of Marketing and Communications
215-978-1962
bavington@sjprep.org

 

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