Mr. Joseph Noonan, Principal of St. John XXIII College Preparatory, Katy, Texas, is pleased to announce Meghan Hollmann, Blake Johnson, Dana Sheehan, and Christopher Speed have been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), that conducts the program, was presented to the seniors by the assistant principal of academics, Ms. Andrea Smith. These students have demonstrated outstanding potential throughout their high school years at St. John XXIII College Preparatory, a competitive, co-ed, Catholic high school.
Nationwide, nearly 34,000 commended students are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2020 competition for National Merit Scholarship Finalist standing, commended students place among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2020 competition by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
A spokesperson from for NMSC commented, “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.”