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PTISD National Merit Awards Named
March 21, 2010 | | 1 Comment
The Pine Tree Independent School District is pleased to announce that 4 students have been recognized by the National Merit Scholar Program for 2009-2010. The National Merit Scholar Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships. High school students across the country enter the program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Of the approximate 1.4 million entrants, some 50,000 students qualify for recognition in the National Merit Scholar Program. The students chosen as semifinalists have the opportunity to advance in the competition. National Merit Scholars winners will be selected from this group in the February.
Pine Tree High School Recipients: Finalist:
Sherri Deckelboim
Commended Students:
J. Shelby Hulett
L. Jake Magness
Anna E. Walker
PTISD is proud to announce Sherri Deckelboim as 2010 National Merit Finalist.
Finalist recipient, Sherri Deckelboim is the daughter of Gary and Rosalind Deckelboim, and is planning to attend a four year university and major in mathematics. During high school, Sherri maintains an active schedule. She serves as National Honor Society Vice President, a member of the Texas Bank and Trust Student Board of Directors, Youth Action Committee of Partners in Prevention and is a National Society of High School Scholars Ambassador. Sherri was elected as Senior Class Treasurer and serves as the Z-Club Service Organization Team Captain and Community Service Activity Coordinator. She is also secretary of the PTHS Business Professionals of America. Sherri has earned a position on the University Interscholastic League Math/Science Team as a member of the award-winning State Champion Calculator Applications Team. She plays the flute in the PTHS band – where she has earned a membership in the Texas Music Educators Association All-Region Band. Community involvement includes the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Ambassadorship and the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization Executive Board.
Between March and June, about 8,200 American high school students are notified that they have been selected to receive a Merit Scholarship award. Merit Scholarship awards are of three types:
- National Merit $2,500 Scholarships, single payment scholarships awarded on a state representational basis.
- Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards, determined by the sponsors for children of their employees or members, for residents of a community where a company has operations, or for finalists with career plans the sponsor wishes to encourage. These scholarships may either be renewable for four years of undergraduate study or one-time awards.
- College-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards. Officials of each sponsor college select winners of their awards from finalists who have been accepted for admission and have informed the National Merit Corporation by the published deadlines that the sponsor college or university is their first choice. These awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study.
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If you are a female High School junior or senior, class of 2010 or 2011, you are eligible to participate. The seven scholarship winners will receive a $3,000 unrestricted scholarship.