NEW: Moses Brown Students Nominated for National Scholarships
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Moses Brown School in Providence has proudly announced several of its students consideration for competitive national academic awards.
Four members of the school's class of 2014 have been selected as candidates for the Presidential Scholar Program. Six members of the class of '14 have also advanced to the finalist stage in the National Merit Scholarship competition.
This year's candidates for the Presidential Scholar Program from Moses Brown are William Atkinson of Rumford; Margot Creamer of Barrington; Daniel Brandes of Cranston, and Sydney Harrington of East Greenwich. The National Merit Scholarship Finalists from the school are Atkinson; Harrington; Gregory Fullam of Mansfield, MA; Daniel Brandes of Cranston, and Rebecca Kestin and Caroline Ohlson, both of Providence.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTBoth the Presidential Scholar Program and the National Merit Scholarship are prestigious commendations presented annually to high school students from across the nation. The Presidential Scholars program honors one male student and one female student from each state in the country, in addition to several at-large candidates and 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars for the Arts. Eligibility for consideration is determined based on ACT and SAT standardized test scores. After meeting the minimum scores required for consideration, candidates submit essays, transcripts, and self-evaluations for judgments.
Final selections will be rendered in April. Moses Brown has had two alumni selected for the award in recent years: Dylan Need ('11) and Jessica Magro ('13).
National Merit Scholarship candidate pool is comprised of students who scored in the top 1% of all students who took the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October 2012. 15,000 finalists are considered for 8,000 awards, including a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. Finalists are judged on their test scores in addition to high school recommendations, skills and accomplishments.
Founded by its namesake in 1784, Moses Brown is a private school for students from nursery school through 12th grade. Located on the East Side of Providence, the school continues to be function within the Quaker tradition in which it was founded. For more information on Moses Brown, check out their website, here.
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