COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2009 NATIONAL
MERIT® SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
March 10, 2009
The
principal, Deborah McAfee, of Windham
High School announced today that Zachary
Vary has been named a Commended Student
in the 2009
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 this scholastically
talented senior.
About
34,000 Commended Students throughout the
nation are being recognized for their
exceptional academic promise. Although
they will not continue in the 2009
competition for National Merit
Scholarships, Commended Students placed
among the top five percent of more than
1.5 million students who entered the
2009 competition by taking the 2007
Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
“Recognition of academically talented
students and the key role played by
schools in their development is
essential to the pursuit of educational
excellence in our nation,” commented a
spokesperson for NMSC. “The young people
named Commended Students have
demonstrated outstanding academic
potential by their strong performance in
this highly competitive program. We hope
that this recognition will enhance their
educational opportunities and that they
will continue to diligently pursue their
professional goals.”