27% of Baldwin Seniors Recognized by National Merit Program

Twenty-seven percent of The Baldwin School’s senior class has been recognized by the National Merit® Scholarship Program. (Back row standing, from left to right): Sherrie Li, Rachael Tipperman, Hannah Tipperman, Xueming Cai, Valerie Yoshimura, Amber Dugan, Laura Noteware, Rachel Dichter, Alexandra Thaler, Rachel Zachian, Abigail Andrews. (Front row seated, from left to right): Jasmine Syed, Ting Fang, Julia Busby. (Photo courtesy of The Baldwin School)

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The following was provided to Patch by The Baldwin School:

The Baldwin School is proud to announce that 27 percent of its senior class has been recognized by the National Merit® Scholarship Program. Eight Baldwin students have been named Semifinalists and six students have been named Commended Students in the 2015 60th annual National Merit® Scholarship Program.

Xueming (Caroline) Cai, Rachel Dichter, Ting Fang, Sherrie Li, Jasmine Syed, Alexandra Thaler, Hannah Tipperman and Rachel Zachian are recognized as Semifinalists for their outstanding performance on the 2013 PSAT. Of the 1.4 million high school juniors who entered the program, these eight students were among the less than one percent chosen as Semifinalists.

In addition to Baldwin’s Semifinalists, Abigail Andrews, Julia Busby, Amber Dugan, Laura Noteware, Rachael Tipperman and Valerie Yoshimura are named National Merit Commended Students by the 2015 National Merit Scholarship program. Students in more than 22,000 high schools entered the program by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants.

Semifinalists have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships, worth about $33 million, that will be offered next spring. Finalists will be selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

“I congratulate the members of the Class of 2015 who achieved recognition as semifinalists and commended students by the National Merit Scholarship Program,” said Sally Powell, Head of School. “Their accomplishment is a testament to their strong work ethic and a great representation of the Baldwin community’s commitment to helping each girl achieve her potential. We’re incredibly proud of these students and the consistent recognition they and their classmates bring to themselves and The Baldwin School.”