Shore Regional HS Student Named National Merit Scholar

Vin DalliCardillo, Principal of Shore Regional High School, announced today that

Matthew D. Altomare has been named a Commended Student in the 2018 National Merit
Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit
Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the
principal to this scholastically talented senior.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for
their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2018 competition
for National Merit Scholarship Awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000
scorers of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2018 competition by taking the
2016 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“The young men and women named Commended Students have demonstrated
outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “These
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.”