Seniors Luke Bessette and Hope Davis Named 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students

St. Mary’s High School is proud to announce Luke Bessette and Hope Davis have been named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.  Principal Mindi Imes presented a Letter of Commendation from St. Mary’s and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, to these scholastically talented seniors.

Around 34,000 Commended Students across the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students place among the top 50,000 scorers of the more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” said a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”