Four seniors were named as semifinalists in this year's National Merit Scholarship Program. Seniors James Davis, Russell Davis, Elizabeth Goldhammer, and Linda Wang have been recognized by the College Board for their academic performance in the Preliminary SAT, taken in their junior year. More than 1.4 million juniors in nearly 21,000 high schools entered the 2008 National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). These students are among 16,000 in the nation to be named semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. James, Russell, Elizabeth and Linda have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards, worth $34 million, that will be offered in the spring of 2008.

Commended Students
Kevin Brice, Audrey Denvir, Kerry McGrath, Pamela Ousley and Emily Sheils were named Commended Students. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation placed among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered the 2008 competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

National Achievement Scholarship Program
Tesaen Chavis was named an Outstanding Participant in the National Achievement Scholarship Program. Tasaen is one of approximately 3,000 outstanding National Achievement Program participants whose name will be brought to the attention of about 1,500 four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The National Achievement Scholarship Program is an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students