(Evanston, IL—April 13, 2016) High Tech High School juniors Amanda
Chang of Bayonne, Harrison resident Mingyu Zhao, Hoboken resident Jacob
Grossbard, Hank Portney of Jersey City, Kearny resident Kevin Shi, and Shreyas
Agarwal and Fujia Ren of Secaucus have met the qualifications for the National
Merit® Scholarship Program, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.
With a selection Index score of 209 or above, each student
ranks among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants of those 1.5 million
program entrants. Because they have
demonstrated outstanding academic potential, they will be referred by the
College Plans Reporting Service (CPRS) to two U.S. colleges or universities
that interest them.
Of these 50,000 highest-scoring participants, about 16,000
will be recognized as National Merit Program semifinalists, representing the
top scorers in each state, and approximately 34,000 other high scorers will be
commended for their performances on the PSAT/NMSQT. Semifinalists will have the opportunity to
continue in the competition for Merit Scholarship® awards.
