40 Shaker Students Honored by National Merit, National Achievement & National Hispanic Programs

Forty members of the Shaker Heights High School Class of 2008 have been named Semifinalists or Commended Students in the National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship Programs. Selected on the basis of their high scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT), these academically talented seniors are considered top candidates for admission to America’s most selective colleges. They also have the opportunity to continue in the competition for Merit Scholarship awards that will be offered next spring, and will be candidates for other scholarships as well.

National Merit Semifinalists: David Barach, Jared Beachy, Meredith Boyd, Alyssa Cohen, Alex Grossman-McKee, Nathan Langhinrichs, Thomas Neil, Lena Newman, Alison O’Connor, Allison Paetz, Abigail Pink, Susanna Pretzer, Scott Rownd, Daniel Strassfeld, Michael Triozzi, Robert (Patrick) White, and Julia Wilson.

National Achievement Semifinalists: Katherine Foster and Harlan King.

National Hispanic Scholar: Natalia Cabrera.

National Merit Commended Students: Hartley Brody, Natalia Cabrera, Joshua Davidson, Alexandra Dimeff, Eden Engel-Rebitzer, Katherine Foster, Ethan Gates, Claire Hall, Sam Miller, Kirsten Nedrud, Robert Owen, Kate Ryan, Allison Scharfstein, Peter Schiraldi, Kathryn Spielman, Robert Sweeney, Viveca Tress, Greg Van Lunteren, and Sam Weir.

National Achievement Commended Students: Brianna Blackwood-Mallory, Jennifer Chisholm, and Wesley Lowery.

Nationwide, 16,000 National Merit Semifinalists have been designated from more than 1.4 million program entrants from nearly 21,000 high schools nationwide. Representing less than 1 percent of each state's high school seniors, Semifinalists are the state's highest-scoring students on the 2006 Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT).

The National Achievement program was established in 1964 to recognize the nation’s top-scoring African-American students. Approximately 1,600 Semifinalists have been named nationwide.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1955. The Semifinalists named in each year's Merit Scholarship competition show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Those who meet the requirements advance to the Finalist level, then compete for scholarships supported by independent sponsor organizations, by NMSC, or by their colleges.

Since the inception of the program, Shaker has consistently been among the top schools in Ohio in producing National Merit and National Achievement scholars. Historical chart...

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