Westminster Students Named Finalists in National Merit Scholarship Program

Sixth Formers Hannah Ford and Jacob Lee have been named Finalists in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program competition and are being considered for a National Merit Scholarship and the Merit Scholar title.

They are among approximately 15,000 Finalists competing for some 8,400 National Merit Scholarship awards that will be announced beginning in April and concluding in July.

To become a Finalist, a Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the head of school and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.

Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

During Hannah’s Westminster career, she has earned high honors and honors each term and was named an AP Scholar with Honor. She is very active in Dramat, sings in the school’s choirs, and is a member of the Student Music Organization and Improv Club. She also played junior varsity softball for two years and is active in the youth group of her church.

Jacob has achieved high honors every term, was named an AP Scholar with Distinction and a National Latin Exam Gold Medalist and received the Award for Excellence in Chemistry, the Award for Excellence in Asian History and the Harvard-Radcliffe Book Prize. He also serves as editor in chief of the Westminster News, and is a member of the John Hay Society, Black and Gold and the Debate Club. A recipient of the Squibb Bowl, he serves as captain of First Boys’ Cross Country and participates in First Boys’ Squash.