News Briefs: Issue 8

First round National Merit qualifiers notified

This year 51 juniors qualified for the first round of the National Merit Scholarship program. To be considered for the title of National Merit Scholar and enjoy the aid it provides when applying for college, juniors have to score in the top percentile of the PSAT exam proctored nationwide.

The first round-qualifiers attended a lunch time meeting in the college/career center that informed them about the program.

The students who make it to the final round will enjoy better access to scholarships.

The first round National Merit qualifiers this year are Miranda Adams, Caleb An, Kelsey Ayers, Marielle Beaulieu, Christopher Beyer, Seena Burns, Jacquelyn Cheng, Quincy R. Cheung, Audrey Cole, Mark Cuson, Lauren D’Andrea, Paul Dilley, Michael Drake, Noga Feinberg, Jessica Gann, Susanna Gao, Emily Garverick, Joseph Giacomini, Ian Glasner, Rachel Grate, Tori Greenen, Alexander Guo, Christina Harr, Jason Hu, Carolyn Huang, Arista Jusuf, Alexander Kellogg, Edwin Lai, Mark Levin-Gesundheit, James Li, Curran Mahowald, Egan McComb, Kenny Moran, Laura Murphy, Trisha Nangia, Andrew Nguyen, Rishi Raman, Marissa Ramirez-Zweiger, Ben Schneider, Libby Strichartz, Stefan Tian, Nina Venuti, Cynthia Wang, Peter Wang, Jamie Wasson, Max Wiederholt, Carolyn Yang, Tiffany Yang, Gary Yu, Scott Yuan and Sherry Zhang.

Schedule for end-of-year finals released

Wednesday, June 2
Period 1 – 8:15 to 9:55
Period 4 – 10:15 to 11:50
Lunch – 11:50 to 12:20
Period 7 – 12:25 to 2:00

Thursday, June 3
Period 0 – 8:15 to 9:55
Period 2 – 10:15 to 11:50
Lunch – 11:50 to 12:20
Period 6 – 12:25 to 2:00

Friday, June 4
Period 3 – 8:15 to 9:50
Period 5 – 10:15 to 11:50
Graduation – 6:00