National Merit Scholarship Update (as of Sept 2009)

Over 1.5 million students in about 22,000 high schools entered the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2008 PSAT Test.The 16,000 Semifinalists included in this list are the highest-scoring entrants in each state and represent less than 1 percent of each state’s high school seniors.

South High Semifinalists in 2010 National Merit Scholarship Competition

Samuel Calvit
Tyler Mahoney

The other 34,000 high performers are now being named Commended Students on the basis of a national Selection index score of 201, applicable to all program participants without regard to state-by-state distribution. Participants, who scored at or above the commended level, but below their state or selection unit’s Semifinalist qualifying score, are Commended Students.

South High School Commended Students in 2010 National Merit Program
Stefan Bergh
Anika Carlson
Nicholas Day
Samantha Deangelo
Glenn Elvandahl
Michael Fields
Margaret Flint
Benjamin Halbach
Rio Hart
Samantha Holte
Adrienne Irmiter
James Lafayette
Emma Mayer
Helena Mestenhauser
Nakita Shedd
Jonah Simonds
John Spruth
Jeanne Stuart
Hayley Williams

Kudos to all these students for their academic excellence!
South High Counseling Department