Sikeston student receives National Merit Scholarship Program commendation

Saturday, November 12, 2016

SIKESTON -- Sikeston High School student Luke Blanton has been named a commended student in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.

A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the program, will be presented by SHS Principal Steve Bays to the scholastically talented senior.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Al though they will not continue in the 2017 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students are placed among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition by taking the 2015 Preliminary/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

"The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," said a spokesperson for NMSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."