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National Merit Scholar Finalists announced

Posted on Feb 16, 2006

The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) - a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.3 million entrants each year in addition to other academic standards.  Approximately 15,000 semifinalists are selected as finalists and 8,200 are selected for scholarships.  Winners of the National Merit Scholarships are announced beginning in March. 

Lauralton Hall is proud to announce two finalists:

Sara Brennan, ’06, daughter of Virginia and Brian Brennan of Monroe is President of the Lauralton Hall chapter of the National Honor Society, a member of the French National Honor Society, President of the Environmental Club, Secretary/ Treasurer of the French Club, Secretary of the Jane Austen Club, co-captain of the varsity Math Team and a member of the Student Council.  While at Lauralton Hall, Sara has also been awarded the Princeton University Book Prize, Rensselaer Medal and the Connecticut Governor’s Scholar Award.  In her spare time she volunteers with St. Jude’s church and Marian Heights in Monroe.  Sara plans to attend Dartmouth College in the fall and would like to study International Relations, and/ or Physics and minor in French. 

Alyssa Reyes, ’06, daughter of Carlos and Migdalia Reyes of Stratford is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Vice President of the Student Council, co-captain of the varsity Math Team, President of the Mock Trial Team, President of the Spanish Club, Treasurer of the Jane Austen Club and a peer tutor.  Alyssa is also a member of the Indoor Track and Outdoor Track and Field teams and the Advanced Vocal Ensemble.  Alyssa has maintained high honors each semester while at Lauralton Hall.  She has been honored with a number of awards including the Bausch and Lomb & Xerox Company Award for Excellence in the Study of Science, Kodak Young Leader Award, Harvard University Book Award, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar Award and five NASSP Citizenship Awards.  Alyssa volunteers every Saturday at Milford Hospital and every summer at the Sterling House Day Camp in Stratford. To date, she has been accepted to Yale University, University of Connecticut, University of Rochester and Villanova University for the fall of 2006.  She plans to study biomedical engineering. 

The entire Lauralton Hall community congratulates Sara and Alyssa on their achievements.  



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