|
National Merit Scholarship and AP Scholars Recognition Program -2009-10
Semi-Finalists Bartmess, Cleveland,
and Reese Qualify as Finalists
Over 1.5 million students
took the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) last
October and entered the National Merit Program, a
nationwide competition for recognition and awards
conducted by National Merit Scholarship
Corporation.
Some 16,000 of those high performers were
recently designated Semi-finalists.
Only Semifinalists have an
opportunity to continue in the Merit Scholarship
competition and advance to Finalist standing by
meeting a number of additional requirements.
Florence High School is proud to announce
our 2009 National Merit Semi-finalists:
Stewart Bartmess,
the son of Dr. John E. and Beatrice M. Bartmess
McKay Cleveland,
the daughter of Doss and Florrye Cleveland
Suzanne Reese,
the daughter of Kevin and Corinne Reese
The National Merit Scholarship
Program has now determined that these three
students are Finalists in the 2010 Competition for
National Merit Scholarships.
Florence High School
would also like to recognize 2009 Commended
Students for their exceptional academic promise
demonstrated by their outstanding performance on
the PSAT. Commended Students placed among the top
5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who
took the PSAT. They are:
Lauren Cox,
the daughter of Bobby and Elizabeth Cox
Michaelann
Rodriguez, the daughter of Michael and
Bobbie Ann Rodriguez
Jency Wilson,
the daughter of Art and Kim Wilson
Joe Woestendick,
the son of Wayne and Jenny Mitchell
The 2009 National
Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) is recognizing
nearly 5,000 students selected forma pool of over
200,000 students who took the 2008 PSAT. Students
with GPA’s of 3.5 or higher are designated as
Scholars. Florence High School National Hispanic
Scholars are
Austin Gallegos,
son of Adrian and Vivian Gallegos
Michaelann
Rodriguez, daughter of Michael and Bobbie
Ann Rodriguez
Twenty students at
Florence High School have earned AP Scholars
Awards in recognition of their exceptional
achievement on AP exams. About 18 percent of the
1.6 million students worldwide who took AP exams
performed at a sufficiently high level to earn an
AP Scholar Award.
One student qualified for
the National AP Scholar Award by earning an
average grade of 4 or higher on a five-point scale
on all AP exams taken and grades of 4 or higher on
eight or more of these exams. This student is a
2009 graduate, Obianujunwa Anakwenze.
5 students qualified for
the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning
an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams
taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more
of these exams. These students are 2009 graduates
Obianujunwa Anakwenze, Andrew Husted, Jane
Locker, and Addison Osbirn.
2 students qualified for
the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an
average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams
taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of
these exams. These students are
Stuart Bartmess,
son of Dr. John E. and Beatrice Bartmess
Carl Parasaliti,
Jr., son of Carl Parasiliti, Sr. and Judy
Parasaliti
13 students qualified for
the AP Scholars Award by completing three or more
AP exams with grades of 3 or higher. These AP
scholars include 2009 graduates Grace
Beer, Mary Cleveland, Richard Curtis, Elton Darby,
Jacob Gattman, Dylan Kelly, Courtney Leyde, Alex
Lindley, and Alex Yu.
Currently enrolled students include
Shao-Yu Chen,
son of Chiong-Yiao Chen
Christie Connolly,
daughter of Chris and Laura Connolly
Lauren Cox,
daughter of Bobby and Elizabeth Cox
Pruitt Holcombe,
son of Les and Pam Holcombe
Of this year’s award
recipients at Florence High School, six are
seniors : Stuart Bartmess, Shao-yu Chen,
Christie Connolly, Lauren Cox, Pruitt Holcombe,
and Carl Parasaliti. These students have
at least one more year in which to complete
college-level work and possibly earn a higher
level AP Scholar Award.
|
National Merit Scholarship and AP Scholars Recognition Program -2009-10
Semi-Finalists Bartmess, Cleveland, and Reese Qualify as
Finalists
Over 1.5 million students
took the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
(PSAT/NMSQT) last October and entered the National Merit Program, a
nationwide competition for recognition and awards conducted by National
Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Some 16,000 of those high performers were recently designated
Semi-finalists.
Only Semifinalists have an opportunity to continue in the Merit
Scholarship competition and advance to Finalist standing by meeting a
number of additional requirements.
Florence High School is proud to announce our 2009 National Merit
Semi-finalists:
Stewart Bartmess,
the son of Dr. John E. and Beatrice M. Bartmess
McKay Cleveland,
the daughter of Doss and Florrye Cleveland
Suzanne Reese,
the daughter of Kevin and Corinne Reese
The National Merit Scholarship Program has now determined
that these three students are Finalists in the 2010 Competition for
National Merit Scholarships.
Florence High School
would also like to recognize 2009 Commended Students for their
exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding
performance on the PSAT. Commended Students placed among the top 5
percent of more than 1.5 million students who took the PSAT. They are:
Lauren Cox,
the daughter of Bobby and Elizabeth Cox
Michaelann
Rodriguez, the daughter of Michael and Bobbie Ann Rodriguez
Jency Wilson,
the daughter of Art and Kim Wilson
Joe Woestendick,
the son of Wayne and Jenny Mitchell
The 2009 National
Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) is recognizing nearly 5,000 students
selected forma pool of over 200,000 students who took the 2008 PSAT.
Students with GPA’s of 3.5 or higher are designated as Scholars.
Florence High School National Hispanic Scholars are
Austin Gallegos,
son of Adrian and Vivian Gallegos
Michaelann
Rodriguez, daughter of Michael and Bobbie Ann Rodriguez
Twenty students at
Florence High School have earned AP Scholars Awards in recognition of
their exceptional achievement on AP exams. About 18 percent of the 1.6
million students worldwide who took AP exams performed at a sufficiently
high level to earn an AP Scholar Award.
One student qualified for
the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher
on a five-point scale on all AP exams taken and grades of 4 or higher on
eight or more of these exams. This student is a 2009 graduate,
Obianujunwa Anakwenze.
5 students qualified for
the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at
least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or
more of these exams. These students are 2009 graduates
Obianujunwa Anakwenze, Andrew Husted, Jane Locker, and Addison Osbirn.
2 students qualified for
the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least
3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of
these exams. These students are
Stuart Bartmess,
son of Dr. John E. and Beatrice Bartmess
Carl Parasaliti,
Jr., son of Carl Parasiliti, Sr. and Judy Parasaliti
13 students qualified for
the AP Scholars Award by completing three or more AP exams with grades
of 3 or higher. These AP scholars include 2009 graduates Grace
Beer, Mary Cleveland, Richard Curtis, Elton Darby, Jacob Gattman, Dylan
Kelly, Courtney Leyde, Alex Lindley, and Alex Yu.
Currently enrolled students include
Shao-Yu Chen,
son of Chiong-Yiao Chen
Christie Connolly,
daughter of Chris and Laura Connolly
Lauren Cox,
daughter of Bobby and Elizabeth Cox
Pruitt Holcombe,
son of Les and Pam Holcombe
Of this year’s award
recipients at Florence High School, six are seniors : Stuart
Bartmess, Shao-yu Chen, Christie Connolly, Lauren Cox, Pruitt Holcombe,
and Carl Parasaliti. These students have at least one more year
in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher level
AP Scholar Award.
|
