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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
DATE:
March 01, 2010
SUBJECT:
The Good Hope School Announces National Merit Scholars
CONTACT:
Susan Kraeger
Director of Development
The Good Hope School
170 Estate Whim
Frederiksted, VI 00840
340-772-0022, ext. 103
340-772-4626 FAX
skraeger@ghsvi.org
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Two seniors at The Good Hope School have
been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program
for their outstanding performance on the 2009 PSAT exams.
As finalists in the national competition, Ashleé Douglas ’10
and Biko Robb ’10 will each receive a $2,500 scholarship
to the college of their choice. “It was a nice surprise
being recognized for all the effort that I put into preparing
for and taking the tests,” said Mr. Robb. “And,
it is a huge honor,” Ms. Douglas added. Ms. Douglas
is hoping to be accepted to the University of Miami to
pursue a career in sound engineering, while Mr. Robb’s
first choice is Brown University, where he hopes to study
physics and French.
The National
Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition
for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High
school students are automatically entered when they take
the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test (PSAT/NMSQT®)– which serves as an initial
screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year.
Only 15,000 students are recognized finalists in the competition.
“We
are very proud of our National Merit Scholars Ashleé and
Biko,” declared Head of School Raquel Cedano. |
