Congratulations to these outstanding Country Day students. By taking the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test last October students became eligible for National Merit recognition. 50,000 students across the country with the highest scores were identified and 34,000 of those were designated Commended Scholars. 16,000 students were designated as National Merit Semi-Finalists and represent less than 1% of each state’s high school seniors. National Merit Semi-Finalists are eligible to continue on to become Finalists and compete for National Merit Scholarships.

National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

• Samhita Kumar

National Merit Commended Scholars

• Brynne Barnard-Bahn
• Simone DeBerry

College Board’s four recognition programs also award academic honors to underrepresented students. The National African American Recognition Program, the National Hispanic Recognition Program, the National Indigenous Recognition Program and the National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program. Students are eligible if they score in the top 10% on the PSAT by state and provide an eligible GPA. Students earn this recognition because of their academic achievements in school and outstanding performance on the PSAT and/or AP® Exams.

College Board National African-American Recognition Program

• Simone DeBerry
• Savanna Karmue

College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program

• Simone DeBerry
• Athenea Godinez-Gomez