Southwest National Merit Commended Students

For immediate release

September 25, 2013

COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

                The principal, Bill Smith, of Minneapolis Southwest High School announced today that the Minneapolis Southwest High School students listed below have been named Commended Students in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program.  A letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented 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 1.5 million students who took the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

“The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC.  “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation.  We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”  Principal Smith noted, “These students are excellent representatives of the academically talented students attending and graduating from Southwest.”

SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL MERIT PROGRAM

Emma C. Brashear

Lucille A. Chechik

Nora Doyle

Fiona Kelliher

Joshua R. Kirk

Owen C. Lazur

Griffin McEnery

Timothy Opdahl

Cedric K. Peers

Daniel L. Peterson

Paul Peterson

Amber Rose

Malcolm D. Smith

Benjamin E. Weil