Congratulations National Merit Semifinalists/Commended Scholars!

September 10th, 2020

National Merit Semifinalists/Commended Scholars

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge is pleased to recognize twelve National Merit Semifinalists and three Commended Scholars from the Class of 2021. The fifteen students represent approximately 15% of the school’s 103-member senior class.

National Merit Semifinalists:

Abhay Basireddy
Matthew Bickham
Gregory Field
Elaine Gboloo
Joseph Ismail
Evan Jurkovic
Alex Nelson
Marshall Pentes
Connor Porthouse
Bethany Reid
Charles Roth
Katherine Scarton

Binning

Norwood

Xing

Commended Scholars:

Allison Binning
Andrea Norwood
Robert Xing

According to the National Merit Scholarship Program, close to two million students compete each year, with approximately 16,000 making it to the semifinal round. Semifinalists are top scorers on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test/PSAT test in their state.

National Merit finalists will be announced in February with winners named in the spring. The selection committee reviews student grades, activities and leadership, as well as school information to determine the winners. Scholarships are then awarded from the National Merit Scholarship Program, corporations, colleges and universities.

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