2010 RISD National Merit Scholars Named

Filed under Community Relations, Student Services, Guidance and Counseling on Thursday, October 08, 2009 by Author: Adi Bryant.

The Rockwall Independent School District is pleased to announce that 33 high school students have been recognized by the National Merit Scholar Program. The National Merit Scholar Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships. High school students across the country enter the program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Of the approximate 1.4 million entrants, some 50,000 students qualify for recognition in the National Merit Scholar Program. The students chosen as semifinalists have the opportunity to advance in the competition. National Merit Scholars winners will be selected from this group in the February.

RockwallHigh SchoolRecipients:

Semi-Finalists:

Robert Bittle, Scott Shelley and Jonathan Walters.

Commended Students:

Emily Cariker, Timothy Clark, Kyle Cotner, Audrey Fudge, Gabriel Gonzales, Nha-Binh Hoang, Robert Johnson, Christopher Marsh, Logan Metcalf-Kelly, Meagan Rolling and Samantha Van Bevers.

National Hispanic Recognition:

Heather Dawe, Gabriel Gonzales, Zak Martinez and Laura Trevisani.

Rockwall-HeathHigh SchoolRecipients

Semi-Finalists:

Ryan Albrecht, Sydney Allen and Kristin Glastad

Semifinalist National Achievement Scholarship

Agar Woda

Commended Students:
Regan Allen, Nathan Davis, Meredith Deere, Jeannine Foster, Kaitlin Kinney, Andrea Moeller, Courtney Murphy, Bethany Vaughan and Agar Woda.

National Hispanic Recognition:

Sydney Allen and Lenica Morales