Bay View Senior Named National Merit Finalist

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI - From St. Mary Academy - Bay View: St. Mary Academy - Bay View senior, Rebekah Pendrak (North Providence) has been named a National Merit Finalists for 2018. To become a Finalist, the Semifinalist and the student's high school must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT® scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.

Each year around 1.6 million students take the PSAT, and Rebekah placed among the top 1% of all students nationwide. She is now 1 of 15,000 finalists in the country eligible for one of the 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $2,500 a year.

St. Mary Academy - Bay View is an independent Catholic School for girls open to all faiths, Pre-kindergarten through Grade 12, located in East Providence, Rhode Island and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. In existence since 1874, Bay View endeavors to provide a quality education preparing girls and young women for the challenges of the global community. St. Mary Academy - Bay View is a college preparatory school accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

About the Sisters of Mercy: The Sisters of Mercy – an international community of Roman Catholic women – dedicate their lives to God through vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and service. For more than 180 years, motivated by the Gospel of Jesus and inspired by the spirit of their founder, Catherine McAuley, the Sisters of Mercy have responded to the continually changing needs of the time.

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