National Merit Scholarship Program
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| Colton Norton and Neel Patel |
Class of 2010
The 2010 National Merit Scholarship program has recognized two students from University School of Jackson’s Class of 2010. Neel Patel has been named a National Merit Semifinalist and is competing for merit scholarships to be awarded this spring. Colton Norton has been named a Commended Student.
More than 1.5 million juniors entered the 2010 competition by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Semifinalists represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. Commended Students place among the top five percent of those who took the PSAT.
• Neel is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Nikhil Patel of Martin. He is undecided on his college choice, and has applied to many selective colleges.
• Colton is the son of Rebecca Norton and Max Norton of Jackson. Colton, who won the state tennis single title in 2009, has been accepted at a number of selective colleges, but is undecided on his college choice.
Class of 2009
The National Merit Foundation has recognized six members of USJ’s Class of 2009. Three of the seniors are National Merit Finalists, two are Commended Students, and one senior is a Semifinalist in the National Achievement Scholarship Competition for Black American high school students.
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| Left to right, USJ’s 2009 National Merit students are Connor Gilroy, Elizabeth Crowder, Ashley Smith, Andrew Wagner, Ann Marie Graham, and Thomas Head. |
USJ’s National Merit Finalists are competing for merit scholarships to be awarded this spring. Finalists are…
• Connor Gilroy, son of Robert and Shannon Gilroy.
• Ann Marie Graham, daughter of Chris and Ann Graham.
• Andrew Wagner, son of Rich and Debbi Wagner.
Other USJ students honored are…
• Commended Student Elizabeth Crowder, daughter of John and DeeDee Crowder.
• Commended Student Thomas Head is the son of Tom and Karlie Head.
• Ashley Smith, a National Achievement semifinalist, is the daughter of Henry and Dorsetta Smith.
Class of 2008 National Merit students
Five members of the Class of 2008 were recognized by the National Merit Foundation as Commended Students.
They were…
• Krista Douglass, daughter of Jason and Amber Anderson and Greg and Jenny Douglass.
• Hunter Meriwether, son of John and Joy Meriwether.
• Keith Nord, son of Keith and Laura Nord.
• H.J. Percival.
• Ben Wilson, son of Donald and Elizabeth Wilson.
Class of 2007 National Merit Students
The National Merit Foundation recognized eight students from the 2007 graduating class at the University School of Jackson. One student, Lauren Dowling, is a National Merit Finalist; six are National Merit Commended Students; and one student is a National Hispanic Scholar.
Lauren is the daughter of Dr. Clarey and Moira Dowling.
USJ’s six Commended Students, their parents, and colleges are:
• Thomas Egan, son of Dr. James and Jeanne Egan, Tulane.
• Will Lewis, son of Roger and Michelle Lewis, UT Knoxville.
• Katie Treneff, daughter of Tim and Christy Treneff, UT Knoxville.
• Greg Updike, son of Keith and Karen Updike, Georgia Tech.
• Brendan White, son of Jerry and Lynn White.
• Andrew LeCroy, son of John and Vickie LeCroy, Georgia Tech.
• Alex Kurth, son of Veronica and Bernhard Kurth, is being recognized as a National Hispanic scholar, John Hopkins University.
Class of 2006 National Merit Students
National Merit Finalists were…
• Cal Bowen, son of Mike and Wendy Bowen.
• Karen Wong, a National Merit scholar and daughter of Bill and Samira Wong.
Commended Students were…
• Kristen Currie, daughter of Dean and Debbie Currie.
• Russ Duck, son of Jeff and Alicia Duck.
Class of 2005 National Merit Students
The Finalists are…
• Robert Egan, son of James and Jeanne Egan.
• Michael Hammond, son of Jere and Linda Hammond.
• Molly Reeves, daughter of Jere and Carla Reeves.
USJ’s Commended Students are…
• Lauren Hillam, daughter of Brad and Katie Hillam.
• Kristin Wheeler, daughter of David and Brenda Wheeler.
All USJ National Merit Students
