Collegiate High Students Named Commended Students

  • Monday, November 23, 2015
  • Betty Proctor, Chattanooga State
Alyssa Collyer
Alyssa Collyer

Dr. Sonja Rich, principal of Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State, announced that Alyssa Collyer and Zachary Brown have been named Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, was presented by Dr. Rich to Ms. Collyer and Mr. Brown.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2016 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2016 competition by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

“The young men and women being name Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential fro academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “Thee 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.”

Zachary Brown
Zachary Brown
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