Saint Ursula Academy is proud to announce its student Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for 2019-2020. Requirements to move from semifinalist to finalist include maintaining strong grades throughout senior year, being recommended by the school administration, and earning SAT scores which confirm the student’s PSAT/NMSQT performance.
The following students are now National Merit Finalists. These students finished in the top 1% of students nationwide who took that PSAT exam as juniors. They are now eligible for 7,500 Merit Scholarship awards worth more than $32-million. They are:
Lily Valentino-Vilaboy of White Oak
Grace Yi of Anderson Twp.
“We are so proud of Lily and Grace for this remarkable accomplishment,” said Saint Ursula Academy Principal Dr. Mari Thomas. “These are impressive young women as well as great scholars. We are thrilled to be their partners as they develop academically, socially and spiritually, and we will continue to work with them to unlock their potential and help them meet their academic goals.”
Saint Ursula Academy teachers and students work together in a dynamic learning environment that promotes critical thinking, problem solving techniques, and higher level thinking. All are necessary elements for success on the PSAT test, which determines those chosen for the National Merit Program in all of the categories.