Details
Student Earns National Academic Recognition
Sixth Former Grace Brentano has been named a Semifinalist in the 61st annual National Merit Scholarship Program, giving her the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,400 National Merit Scholarships worth about $32 million that will be offered next spring. Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition.
Brentano, a boarding student from Leawood, Kansas, has received numerous academic honors include being named a National AP Scholar and an AP Scholar with Distinction, and qualifying to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination. She serves as editor in chief of The Westminster News; participates in Model UN, the Math Club and the Girls of Today, Women of Tomorrow club; and is a member of the Bruyette Leadership Academy Student Leadership Council, First Girls’ Basketball, First Girls’ Track, and First Girls’ Cross Country, for which she serves as captain. Her community service activities include participating in Serving Our Neighbors (SON) and traveling to Yanzibian, China, numerous times where she was voted the student leader of a student-led service trip to improve the English skills of children.
About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). Approximately 16,000 of the high performers were named Semifinalists and about 15,000 are expected to advance to the Finalist level.
Contact Us
995 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, Connecticut 06070
P. (860) 408-3000
F. (860) 408 3001
Simsbury, Connecticut 06070
P. (860) 408-3000
F. (860) 408 3001
Explore Our Website
Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students
In keeping with our support for a diverse community, Westminster abides by all applicable federal and state laws and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national and ethnic origin, ancestry and/or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Westminster admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School.
In keeping with our support for a diverse community, Westminster abides by all applicable federal and state laws and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national and ethnic origin, ancestry and/or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Westminster admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School.
© Copyright 2024 Westminster School | Privacy Policy
AP® and Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the College Board. Used with permission.
AP® and Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the College Board. Used with permission.