PHS Senior Earns Honor
October 02, 2007
Princeton High School Principal Barbara Schmidt has announced that Senior Daniel Hartsough has been named a Commended Student in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program. A letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by Principal Schmidt to this scholastically talented senior.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students place among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered the 2008 competition by taking the 2006 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, (PSAT/NMSQT).
"The young people named Commended Students in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program are distinguished by their strong academic performance in this rigorous competition," commented a spokesperson for the NMSC. "Our nation's pursuit of educational excellence can be furthered by publicly honoring these outstanding students and by acknowledging the important role schools play in fostering their development. We hope that this recognition will contribute to their educational opportunities and encourage all students to strive to realize their true potential.".
