Traverse City Area Public Schools is proud to announce the following students have been named as commended students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program:
Traverse City Central High School:
Adela Fedorova and Spencer Thompson
Traverse City West Senior High School:
Lauren Aprill, Taylor Brooks, Joel Collins, Carolyn Vlach, and Joseph Yancho
Each of these students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2010 competition by taking the 2008 Preliminary PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). A letter of commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) will be presented to each student.
“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.”
Please contact Tracy Carra at TC Central High School at 933-8698 for more information or Krista Gusler at TC West Senior High School at 933-7501.
To learn more about the National Merit Scholarship Program, visit the NMSC Web site at www.nationalmerit.org.