The 2012 National Merit Scholarship program has named seniors Tyler Young and Janae Robinson commended students for their performance on the PSAT administered their junior year.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation uses the screen index or the sum of all scores within each section of the test, from 1.5 million test takers a year to choose the students who meets the program requirements.
Young and Robinson were two of approximately 34,000 students selected from the 50,000 high scorers to receive letters of commendation for their outstanding academic promise.
“We are very proud of both students for their dedication and hard work,” Principal Tim Gilliland said.